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The way of science is paved with discarded theories that were once declared self-evident.

Karl Popper

Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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Faith One Liner Thinking
The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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End Game One Liner Principle Science
All life is problem-solving.
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Life One Liner Philosophy
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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Knowledge Philosophy True
The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.
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Ability Democracy Freedom
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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Politics Right Science Weakness
While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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Deep Difference Equality Ourselves Philosophy
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory but progress.
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Argument Progress Victory Win
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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Freedom Philosophy Reason Security
History has no meaning.
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History One Liner
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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Achieve Peace Simplicity Weapon World
“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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Politics Wrong
The quest for precision is analogous to the quest for certainty, and both should be abandoned.
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Abandonment Mystery Philosophy
Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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Deep Knowledge Necessary Philosophy
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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Believe Choice Freedom Lost Philosophy Prepare Thinking Victory Wrong
I hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate.
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Hate Love Myself Philosophy Teaching

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