Showing posts with label Max Born. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Max Born. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 December 2020

I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy.

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

There are two objectionable types of believers: 
those who believe the incredible 
and those who believe that 'belief' must be discarded 
and replaced by 'the scientific method.

Thursday, 14 December 2017

The belief that there is only one truth, 
and that oneself is in possession of it, 
is the root of all evil in the world.

Sunday, 8 March 2015

Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; 
reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. 
Even the possible can be senseless.

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, 
with epistemological signposts. 
No, 
we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, 
building our road behind us as we proceed.

Monday, 15 October 2012

Science is not formal logic —
it needs the free play of the mind 
in as great a degree as any other creative art.