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Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge. – Nate Silver

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A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesnt work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth – having an object outside of our personal point of view. – Nate Silver

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Truth
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Nate Silver
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Were not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information – and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise. – Nate Silver

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Learning
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Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. – Isaac Bashevis Singer

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I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth. – Thomas Malthus

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A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage. – Bela Lugosi

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Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize. – Christopher Lasch

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