Isaac Newton Quotes

We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth.

In science, nothing is ever 100% proven.

Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.

You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1.

So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it.

Truth does not demand belief. Scientists do not join hands every Sunday, singing, yes, gravity is real! I will have faith! I will be strong! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down. down. Amen! If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about it.

True science teaches, above all, to doubt

The great tragedy of Science --- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact

Science, as opposed to technology, does violence to common sense.

The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.

Science is uncertain.

But what a weak barrier is truth when it stands in the way of an hypothesis!

In science , all conclusions are provisional, subject to new evidence and better arguments, the very antithesis of religious faith.

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.

Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the like.

It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.