One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural, and it was a lesson that my father passed on to me, that knowledge liberates mankind from superstition. We can live our lives without the constant fear that we have offended this or that deity who must be placated by incantation or sacrifice, or that we are at the mercy of devils or the Fates. With increasing knowledge, the intellectual darkness that surrounds us is illuminated and we learn more of the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
Knowing "why" (an idea) is more important than learning "what" (the fact). - James D. Watson
Knowing "why" (an idea) is more important than learning "what" (the fact).
- James D. Watson
Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration - James D. Watson
Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration
The brain is the last and grandest biological frontier, the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe. It contains hundreds of billio… - James D. Watson
The brain is the last and grandest biological frontier, the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe. It contains hundreds of billio…
A clone of Einstein wouldn't be stupid, but he wouldn't necessarily be any genius, either. - James D. Watson
A clone of Einstein wouldn't be stupid, but he wouldn't necessarily be any genius, either.
Never be the brightest person in the room. - James D. Watson
Never be the brightest person in the room.
We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science. - James D. Watson
We're not all equal, it's simply not true. That isn't science.
There is only one science, physics: everything else is social work. - James D. Watson
There is only one science, physics: everything else is social work.
It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant. - James D. Watson
It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doc… - James D. Watson
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doc…
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