And it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational criticism, and self-criticism.
KARL POPPERAnd it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational criticism, and self-criticism.
More Karl Popper Quotes
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Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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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 future depends on ourselves, and we do not depend on any historical necessity.
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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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The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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If you can’t say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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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.
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In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.
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We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
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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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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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Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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In philosophy methods are unimportant; any method is legitimate if it leads to results capable of being rationally discussed.
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