“ Human knowledge is but a ripple on the water's surface. To go deeper, we must accept the fact that we don't know everything Stewart Stafford
“ We have written the equations of water flow. From experiment, we find a set of concepts and approximations to use to discuss the solution--vortex streets, turbulent wakes, boundary layers. When we hav… Richard Feynman
“ We are children of chaos, and the deep structure of change is decay. At root, there is only corruption, and the unstemmable tide of chaos. Gone is purpose; all that is left is direction. This is the b… Peter Atkins
“ Physics is mathematical not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little; it is only its mathematical properties that we can discover. Bertrand Russell
“ It isn't the sort of argument Pointsman relishes either. But he glances sharply at this young anarchist in his red scarf. Pavlov believed that the ideal, the end we all struggle toward in science, is… Thomas Pynchon
“ Things remain paranormal, as long as we scientists don't reveal the underlying physical processes. Abhijit Naskar
“ Experience, derived from scientific investigation, led to all the scientific literature in history. Likewise, experience, derived from religious transcendence, led to all the religious scriptures in h… Abhijit Naskar
“ It's daft, locking us up, said Nanny. I'd have had us killed.That's because you're basically good, said Magrat. The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they invent m… Terry Pratchett
“ O progresso da ciência, tal como uma antiga trilha no deserto, está juncado pelos descolorados esqueletos de teorias rejeitadas, que um dia pareceram ter vida eterna. Arthur Koestler
“ If the majority view, whether in government or in the scientific establishment, is wrong, toleration of dissent increases the odds that their errors will eventually be discovered. But even if the majo… Angus J.L. Menuge
“ ...every physicist knows that the laws of physics can be used to build a gun or a bicycle; physics does not dictate a specific use for its laws. To that extent, it should be obvious that the laws of p… Ashish Dalela
“ The word 'proof' should strictly only be used when we are dealing with deductive inferences.... Popper claimed that scientists only need to use deductive inferences.... So if a scientist is only inter… Samir Okasha
“ Causality is a pointless superstition. These days it would take more than one book to persuade anyone of that. Arif Ahmed
“ But we must not forget that all things in the world are connected with one another and depend on one another, and that we ourselves and all our thoughts are also a part of nature. It is utterly beyond… Ernst Mach
“ We can't even resist making antimatter, so what makes you think we are going to leave cloning technology untapped? (Douglas Parsley) Alan Chains
