"Science is facts. Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts. But a
pile of stones is not a house, and a collection
of facts is not necessarily science."
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tuesday's Quotation
Today's quotation comes from the eminent French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincare (1854-1912). It seems particularly apt in relation to various debates currently underway in our society:
"Science is facts. Just as houses are made
of stones, so is science made of facts. But a
pile of stones is not a house, and a collection
of facts is not necessarily science."
"Science is facts. Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts. But a
pile of stones is not a house, and a collection
of facts is not necessarily science."
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