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Scientific method5 quotes
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking. — Albert Einstein · 1936There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. — Hippocrates · 370 BCIn the discovery of secret things and in the investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons are obtained from sure experiments and demonstrated arguments than from probable conjectures and the opinions of philosophical speculators of the common sort. — William Gilbert · 1600In disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural passage but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations. For the Holy Scripture and nature derive equally from the Godhead, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit and the latter as the most obedient executrix of God's orders. — Galileo Galilei · 1615We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. — Antoine Lavoisier · 1789Science4 quotes
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking. — Albert Einstein · 1936There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. — Hippocrates · 370 BCIn disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural passage but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations. For the Holy Scripture and nature derive equally from the Godhead, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit and the latter as the most obedient executrix of God's orders. — Galileo Galilei · 1615We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. — Antoine Lavoisier · 1789Common sense1 quote
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking. — Albert Einstein · 1936Facts1 quote
We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. — Antoine Lavoisier · 1789Nature1 quote
In disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural passage but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations. For the Holy Scripture and nature derive equally from the Godhead, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit and the latter as the most obedient executrix of God's orders. — Galileo Galilei · 1615Science and religion1 quote
In disputes about natural phenomena one must begin not with the authority of Scriptural passage but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations. For the Holy Scripture and nature derive equally from the Godhead, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit and the latter as the most obedient executrix of God's orders. — Galileo Galilei · 1615Unfounded beliefs1 quote
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. — Hippocrates · 370 BC