#sci

Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

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We tried war, we tried aggression, we tried intervention. None of it works. Why don't we try peace, as a science of human relations, not as some vague notion - as everyday work. ↗

— Dennis Kucinich

#everyday #human #human relations #intervention #none

It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosophical analysis as a device for unlocking the riddles of their field. Scientists have not generally needed or wanted to be philosophers. ↗

— Thomas Kuhn

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The historian of science may be tempted to exclaim that when paradigms change, the world itself changes with them. ↗

— Thomas Kuhn

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All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved. ↗

— Hans Kung

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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth. ↗

— Hans Kung

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I didn't understand the American fascination with the Japanese schoolgirl. No, I don't think I can, really. ↗

— Chiaki Kuriyama

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If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands. ↗

— Polykarp Kusch

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I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era. ↗

— Polykarp Kusch

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No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation on which all new work is based. ↗

— Polykarp Kusch

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