In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable: and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.
KARL POPPERNo book can ever be finished. While working on it we learn just enough to find it immature the moment we turn away from it
More Karl Popper Quotes
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory but progress.
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No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.
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We must regard all laws or theories as hypothetical or conjectural; that is, as guesses.
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No book can ever be finished. While working on it we learn just enough to find it immature the moment we turn away from it
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Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you.
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The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.
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All life is problem-solving.
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History has no meaning.
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If our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men.
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Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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We can all participate in the heritage of man. We all can help to preserve it. And we can all make our own modest contribution to it.
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The simple truth is that truth is hard to come by, and that once found may easily be lost again.
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