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The Importance of Sceptism

April 2, 2009 By jennifer

A society will only be able to benefit from science if it can sustain a sceptical outlook as part of its inherent cultural fabric.  Janet Barlow.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Philosophy

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  1. Larry says

    April 2, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    During an interview many years ago, Linus Pauling was asked: How does one make important discoveries in science?

    Pauling’s response: First you have lots of ideas. And then you throw out the bad ones.

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