Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
KARL POPPERWe 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.
More Karl Popper Quotes
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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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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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The way of science is paved with discarded theories that were once declared self-evident.
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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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Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.
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Great men may make great mistakes.
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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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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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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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Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all.
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True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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History has no meaning.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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The quest for precision is analogous to the quest for certainty, and both should be abandoned.
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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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The conspiracy theory of society, comes from abandoning God and then asking: “Who is in his place?”
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Theories are nets cast to catch what we call ‘the world’: to rationalize, to explain, and to master it. We endeavor to make the mesh ever finer and finer.
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A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.
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It is not the consciousness of man that determines his existence – rather, it is his social existence that determines his consciousness.
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“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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We all have an unscientific weakness for being always in the right, and this weakness seems to be particularly common among professional and amateur politicians.
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The future depends on ourselves, and we do not depend on any historical necessity.
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