Daniel C. Dennett

Science, however, is not just a matter of making mistakes, but of making mistakes in public. Making mistakes for all to see, in the hopes of getting the others to help with the corrections.

Science, however, is not just a matter of making mistakes, but of making mistakes in public. Making mistakes for all to see, in the hopes of getting the others to help with the corrections.

– Daniel C. Dennett –

Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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