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Do not say science is true.  Religion and logic are true. But not science.
Do not say science is true.  Religion and logic are true. But not science.


Say rather that science is prepared to be wrong.   
Say rather that science is prepared to be wrong — wants to be wrong — *needs* to be wrong.   


Science is the science of knowing when and how and why you are wrong.
Science is the science of knowing when and how and why you are wrong.

Revision as of 03:01, 12 April 2021

"Science is not true" is a short essay by Karl Jones is a short essay by Karl Jones.

Science is not true

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Science is not *right*. Science is not *true*. Science is not *found in nature*.

Neil means well, but he is pitching from the heart, not from the head, and his argument disappoints me.

Science is a philosophy, a sociology, an *agreement to agree*.

Do not say science is true. Religion and logic are true. But not science.

Say rather that science is prepared to be wrong — wants to be wrong — *needs* to be wrong.

Science is the science of knowing when and how and why you are wrong.

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