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“Because scientists are reasonable men, one or another argument will ultimately persuade many of them. But there is no single argument that can or should persuade them all. Rather than a single group conversion, what occurs is an increasing shift in the distribution of professional allegiances.”
― The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
― The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”
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“The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me”
― Pensées
― Pensées
“I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically iridescent creature rather than an actual person.”
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“Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.”
― Herzog
― Herzog
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