You hated my rainbows, now you don't like my leather. Is there anything you like on me?
Indeed, this epistemological theory of the relation between theory and experiment differs sharply from the epistemological theory of naive falsificationism.
Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.
Intellectual honesty consists in stating the precise conditions under which one will give up one's belief.
No experimental result can ever kill a theory: any theory can be saved from counterinstances either by some auxiliary hypothesis or by a suitable reinterpretation of its terms.
If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.
It's important for us not to lose sight of the fact that this is a family that's grieving and there's been a tremendous loss. And we all have to rally around that piece of it.
Language is a virus, money is a nasty disease.
Like I said, I'm just grateful when anyone offers me a job. It's like, "Okay. I'll do it. " FBI agent is one, too, when you get older. When you're kind of an older lady hard-ass, FBI tends to happen. It's just because I'd like to work rather than not work, so I'm just happy if somebody wants me to do anything.
A man of faith will remain steadfast to truth even though the whole world might appear to be enveloped in falsehood.