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Friday, January 5, 2007

Science Quotes

Some quotes from Richard Phillips Feynman
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled
God was invented to explain mystery. God is always invented to explain those things that you do not understand.
We can't define anything precisely. If we attempt to, we get into that paralysis of thought that comes to philosophers… one saying to the other: "you don't know what you are talking about!". The second one says: "what do you mean by talking? What do you mean by you? What do you mean by know?"
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.
Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.
Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it, "But how can it be like that?" because you will get "down the drain," into a blind alley from which nobody has yet escaped. Nobody knows how it can be like that.
Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it
Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt
The wonderful thing about science is that it's alive.
When you are solving a problem, don't worry. Now, after you have solved the problem, then that's the time to worry.
(May 11, 1918February 15, 1988) was an American physicist

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