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There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Hippocrates

370 BC

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Science Scientific method Unfounded beliefs

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370 BC Classical antiquity

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Hippocrates

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Hippocrates. "Canon." Hippocratic Writings, translated by J. Chadwick and W. N. Mann, et al. Penguin Classics, 1984.

Original citation

Hippocrates. The Law. c. 4th century BC, pt. 4.

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