Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin of their thoughts. The failures of science do not begin with flawed evidence or fumbled statistics; they begin with personal self-deception and an unjustified sense of knowing.
No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspec… - Robert A. Burton
No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspec…
- Robert A. Burton
Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion. - Robert A. Burton
Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion.
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin … - Robert A. Burton
Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the origin …
Out of too much learning become mad. - Robert A. Burton
Out of too much learning become mad.
We want to be known for having original ideas, inspired hunches, and gut feelings that make a difference. Indeed, a "well-honed sixth sense"' is cons… - Robert A. Burton
We want to be known for having original ideas, inspired hunches, and gut feelings that make a difference. Indeed, a "well-honed sixth sense"' is cons…
Naught so sweet as melancholy. - Robert A. Burton
Naught so sweet as melancholy.
Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta Porcellus at his fingers end. - Robert A. Burton
Every schoolboy hath that famous testament of Grunnius Corocotta Porcellus at his fingers end.
Certainty and similar states of ‘knowing what we know’ arise out of involuntary brain mechanisms that, like love or anger, function independently of … - Robert A. Burton
Certainty and similar states of ‘knowing what we know’ arise out of involuntary brain mechanisms that, like love or anger, function independently of …
Properly conducted scientific studies . . . give us a pretty good idea of when something is likely to be correct. To me, pretty good is a linguistic … - Robert A. Burton
Properly conducted scientific studies . . . give us a pretty good idea of when something is likely to be correct. To me, pretty good is a linguistic …
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