Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Einstein, Albert (1950), Essays in physics, Retrieved on 2012-04-28Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: science Memes
28 APR 2012
There is No Lying in Science
However, all scientific statements and laws have one characteristic in common: they are “true or false” (adequate or inadequate). Roughly speaking, our reaction to them is “yes” or “no.” The scientific way of thinking has a further characteristic. The concepts which it uses to build up its coherent systems are not expressing emotions. For the scientist, there is only “being,” but no wishing, no valuing, no good, no evil; no goal. As long as we remain within the realm of science proper, we can...Science is about right and wrong, the search for truth.