Error Quotes

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Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just beca

Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.

Faith Creativity Genius Confidence Fantasy Error Hypothesis Blank Confirmation Confirmed Exam Faith In Reason Faith In Yourself

A Vulgar Mechanick can practice what he has been taught or s

A Vulgar Mechanick can practice what he has been taught or seen done, but if he is in an error he knows not how to find it out and correct it, and if you put him out of his road he is at a stand. Whereas he that is able to reason nimbly and judiciously about figure, force, and motion, is never at rest till he gets over every rub.(from a letter dated 25 May, 1694)

Science Reason Widsom Error

To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.

To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.

Georges Canguilhem

Science Ideology Error

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdo

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.

Science Error

Sometimes a clearly defined error is the only way to discove

Sometimes a clearly defined error is the only way to discover the truth

Truth Discovery Error

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propa

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

Truth Repetition Thepublic Self Error

Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theor

Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations. So that when he acts on his theories, he behaves very often like a lunatic.

Intelligence Causality Error Theories