23 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
Science is Poetry
[L]et us not overlook the further great fact, that not only does science underlie sculpture, painting, music, poetry, but that science is itself poetic. The current opinion that science and poetry are opposed is a delusion. ... On the contrary science opens up realms of poetry where to the unscientific all is a blank. Those engaged in scientific researches constantly show us that they realize not less vividly, but more vividly, than others, the poetry of their subjects. Whoever will dip into ...Exploration of nature inspires poetry and art.
29 MAY 2012 by ideonexus
Most People Only Care About Making Money from Science
I could never have known so well how paltry men are, and how little they care for really high aims, if I had not tested them by my scientific researches. Thus I saw that most men only care for science so far as they get a living by it, and that they worship even error when it affords them a subsistence.Folksonomies: science
Folksonomies: science
They have no love for it, so even untrue results that they can profit from are welcome.