Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve

Quote by Karl Popper

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Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.

Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.

Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.

In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and...

In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and...

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason...

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason...

There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of...

There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of...

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and...

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.

Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a...

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a...

Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of...

Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of...

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want...

No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want...

We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its...

We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its...