In science it often

In science it often happens that scientists say, You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken… Carl Sagan

In science it often

In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,’ and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn’t happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change … Read more

Any sufficiently advanced technology

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke

Man tries to make

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified and intelligible picture of the world; he then tries to some extent to substitute this cosmos of his for the world of experience, and thus to overcome it. This is what the painter, the poet, the speculative philosopher, and the … Read more

As far as the

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. Albert Einstein

Common sense is the

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein

Any man who can

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Albert Einstein