![Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of knowledge to alter the world. This is odd, because 'experimental method' used to be just another name for scientific method.... I hope [to] initiate a Back-to-Bacon movement, in which we attend more seriously to experimental science. Experimentation has a life of its own.](/assets/img/quote-photos/philosophers-of-science-constantly-discuss-theories-and-representation-of-reality.jpg)
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All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. Bertrand Russell
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Midway from Nothing to the Deity! Edward Young
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A line is not made up of points. ... In the same way, time is not made up parts considered as indivisible 'nows.' Part of Aristotle's reply to Zeno's paradox concerning continuity. Aristotle
science two fire
For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.
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Science has become politicized, and that's an embarrassment. Seth MacFarlane
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A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right. Stephen Jay Gould
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The sheer volume of evidence for survival after death is so immense that to ignore it is like standing at the foot of Mount Everest and insisting that you cannot see the mountain. Colin Wilson
science men significant
A man of science rises ever, in seeking truth; and if he never finds it in its wholeness, he discovers nevertheless very significant fragments; and these fragments of universal truth are precisely what constitutes science. Claude Bernard
science climbing facts
Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance.
technology safe way
Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth. Ben Marcus
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Our new technologies, combined with our numbers, have made us, collectively, a force of nature Al Gore
technology enough
Technology alone is not enough. Steve Jobs
technology america gone
Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage with them, as English profanity, except in America, has not gone beyond a limited technology of perdition. George Bernard Shaw
technology should-have space
It was an excess of fantasy that killed the old United States, the whole Mickey Mouse and Marilyn thing, the most brilliant technologies devoted to trivia like instant cameras and space spectaculars that should have stayed in the pages of Science Fiction . . . some of the last Presidents of the U.S.A. seemed to have been recruited straight from Disneyland. J. G. Ballard
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The sensory ratios that are being reinforced by the new electronic technology are like the sensory ratios that were in place fifteen thousand years ago. . . . Print imposes a condition on human mind which is now lifting. Terence McKenna
technology humans species
Now, through the catalytic interaction with technology, the human species is getting set to redefine itself.
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Tribalism is a social form which can exist at any level of technology. It's a complete illusion to associate it with low levels of technology. It is probably, in fact, a form of social organization second only to the family in its ability to endure.
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As information technology restructures the work situation, it abstracts thought from action. Shoshana Zuboff
reality fiction epiphany
What we search for in fiction is not so much reality, but the epiphany of truth. Azar Nafisi
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Not only has President Bush broken his word on funding, he has not put in the effort required to turn this excellent idea into a lifesaving reality. Jamie Drummond
reality men order
A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake. Carl Sandburg
reality path use
Any path to knowledge is a path to God-or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use Arthur C. Clarke
reality views wish
We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets. Brian Cox
reality people together
The reality is we all have to work together to make it work. We're going to be congenial with everyone. We're not telling people to park on the street. Brian Reynolds
reality yesterday promise
Today is a reality, tomorrow's a promise, and yesterday's history! Billy Blanks
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Since consciousness is the basis of all reality, any shift in consciousness changes every aspect of our reality. Reality is created by consciousness differentiating into cognition, moods, emotions, perceptions, behavior, speech, social interactions, environment, interaction with the forces of nature, and biology. As consciousness evolves, these different aspects of consciousness also change. Deepak Chopra
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There is only God. REALITY is God and has never required your belief. This reality no "one" survives. In Ultimate Reality no "one" is saved either - there is simply nothing to save you "from" : you have not emerged from any "other" and there is no place else for "you" to disappear into. Ever. Author unknown