Theory helps us bear our ignorance of facts. – George Santayana, The Sense of Beauty, 1896
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It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof. – John Desmond Bernal, The Origin of Life, 1967
I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something youre frightened of is to make fun of it. Thats why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds. – Iain Banks
Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. Its something you really need to read in your lifetime. If youre going to read The Lord of the Rings, which everyone should, then you have to read Dune, too. – Kevin J. Anderson