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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplificat

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification. – Karl Popper

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Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology. – Karl Popper

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No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude. – Karl Popper

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