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A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents an

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. – Max Planck

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It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him. – Max Planck

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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. – Max Planck

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Whence come I and whither go I? That is the great unfathomable question, the same for every one of us. Science has no answer to it. – Max Planck

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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you dont know. – Bertrand Russell

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The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. – Arnold H. Glasow

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Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an item in the news. – Richard Dawkins

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A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isnt healthy either. So one has to work it out according to ones own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things. – Clyde Tombaugh

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