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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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...