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"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts" ~ Richard Feynman
by incrudible 5y ago
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts"
~ Richard Feynman
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- ourmandave 5y agoAs a matter of fact, I can also define science another way: Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. When someone says, “Science teaches such and such,” he is using the word incorrectly. Science doesn’t teach anything; experience teaches it. If they say to you, “Science has shown such and such,” you might ask, “How does science show it? How did the scientists find out? How? What? Where?” It should not be “science has shown” but “this experiment, this effect, has shown.” And you have as much right as anyone else, upon hearing about the experiments–but be patient and listen to all the evidence–to judge whether a sensible conclusion has been arrived at. http://www.feynman.com/science/what-is-science/ http://www.feynman.com/science/what-is-science/