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The influence (for good or ill) of Plato's work is immeasurable. Western thought, one might say, has been Platonic or anti-Platonic, but hardly ever non-Platonic.
Karl Popper
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Karl Popper
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 28
Died: 1994
Died: September 17
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Every genuine test of a theory is an attempt to falsify it, or to refute it.
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Ignorance is not a simple lack of knowledge but an active aversion to knowledge, the refusal to know, issuing from cowardice, pride, or laziness of mind.
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We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.
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I have insisted that we must be tolerant. But I also believe that this tolerance has its limits. We must not trust those anti-humanitarian religions which not only preach destruction but act accordingly. For if we tolerate them, then we become ourselves responsible for for their deeds.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Historically speaking all - or very nearly all - scientific theories originate from myths.
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The survival value of intelligence is that it allows us to extinct a bad idea, before the idea extincts us.
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The history of science is everywhere speculative. It is a marvelous hiatory. It makes you proud to be a human being.
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The old scientific ideal of episteme - of absolutely certain, demonstrable knowledge - has proved to be an idol. The demand for scientific objectivity makes it inevitable that every scientific statement must remain tentative for ever.
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In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.
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While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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We never know what we are talking about.
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It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.
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True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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Criticism of my alleged views was widespread and highly successful. I have yet to meet a criticism of my views.
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