Logo
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of

Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue. – Robert K. Merton, Social Theory, 1957

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Science
category

The doubter is a true man of science; he doubts only himself and his interpretations, but he believes in science. – Claude Bernard

Category:
Science

One of the first rules of science is if somebody delivers a secret weapon to you, you better use it. – Herbert Simon

Category:
Science

A biophysicist talks physics to the biologists and biology to the physicists, but then he meets another biophysicist, they just discuss women. – Author Unknown

Category:
Science

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. – Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776

Category:
Science

Random Quotes

I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were Daniel must learn not to distract others. And now, thats what I do for a living. – Dan Stevens

Category:
Age

Of course in science there are things that are open to doubt and things need to be discussed. But among the things that science does know, evolution is about as certain as anything we know. – Richard Dawkins

Category:
Science

Its definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on Star Trek, that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today. – LeVar Burton

Category:
Imagination

I mean, there is amazing amount of oil and gas and other resources out beneath the sea. Its staggering. – Robert Ballard

Category:
amazing