![To turn Karl [Popper]'s view on its head, it is precisely the abandonment of critical discourse that marks the transition of science. Once a field has made the transition, critical discourse recurs only at moments of crisis when the bases of the field are again in jeopardy. Only when they must choose between competing theories do scientists behave like philosophers.](/assets/img/quote-photos/to-turn-karl-poppers-view-on-its-head-it-is-precisely-the-abandonment-of-crit.jpg)
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views issues doctrine
In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues. Carl Bernstein
views roots squares
That this subject [of imaginary magnitudes] has hitherto been considered from the wrong point of view and surrounded by a mysterious obscurity, is to be attributed largely to an ill-adapted notation. If, for example, +1, -1, and the square root of -1 had been called direct, inverse and lateral units, instead of positive, negative and imaginary (or even impossible), such an obscurity would have been out of the question. Carl Friedrich Gauss
views hands serious
Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will. C. S. Lewis
views doe indifference
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced. Agnes Repplier
views where-you-come matter
In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from. Aasif Mandvi
views perspective point-of-view
A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Point of view is worth 80 IQ points Alan Kay
views effort suffering
It is good to be attracted out of ourselves, to be forced to take a near view of the sufferings, the privations, the efforts, the difficulties of others. Charlotte Bronte
views safe edges
Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better Ricky Gervais
views world universal-truth
In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false. Brian Cox
fields impossible making-money
I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts. Barbara Hambly
fields being-the-best default
If you don't actively and decidedly choose to be the best, you automatically default to the lower 80% in your field. Brian Tracy
fields being-the-best commit
Success comes when you do what you love to do, and commit to being the best in your field.
fields hoping stay weeds
would be like not spraying your fields and hoping the weeds will stay away. Perry Miller
fields goals gotten might nice point score start time together win
We're right where we want to be. It would have been nice to score some goals (at home), but it was the first time a lot of us had gotten together in a long time. We're going to have to win on other fields at some point (in this tournament) -- we might as well start in the first round. Pete Vagenas
fields quagmire killing
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire. Charles Rangel
fields development active
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field. Charles Francis Richter
fields energy certain
The worshipper of energy is too physically energetic to see that he cannot explore certain higher fields until he is still. Clarence Day
fields providence my-friends
There is a great Field-Marshal, my friend, who arrays our battalions; Let us to Providence trust, and abide and work in our stations. Arthur Hugh Clough
transition journalism
It's perfectly possible for somebody to make the transition from politics to journalism. Brit Hume
transition rebel chaos
It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty. Brandon Sanderson
transition bells alarms
It doesn't set off any alarm bells. As is typical with T. Rowe, no transition comes about abruptly; they tend to be planned pretty well. Bill Vaughan
transition transgender rejected
When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how they would react to it and would I be rejected? Chaz Bono
transition
The playoffs, that's just the way that it is. You're not going to get too many transition (baskets).
transition work
We will also work on our transition game; we've been a little slow,
transition work
We are in the transition state, and the inspectors will work under the NPT.
transition incorporation seems
Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations. Alan Dundes
transition
We are the transition from one education to the other. Alfred Rosenberg