Review the following quotes. Answer in a Google doc:
Quotes:
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny…” Isaac Asimov
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cosy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigour, and the great spaces have a splendour of their own. Bertrand Russell
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science. Carl Sagan
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion. Stephen Hawking
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. Albert Einstein
Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance. Hippocrates
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. William Blake
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Albert Einstein
- What do these quotes say about the nature of science as an AOK?
- What do they suggest about the purpose of science?
- What questions do these quotes raise for you?
- Do you recognize any of the “authors” of these quotes? How do you know them?
- Which quote do you most connect with? Why?
- Which quote do you find most debatable or controversial? Why?
Quotes:
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny…” Isaac Asimov
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cosy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigour, and the great spaces have a splendour of their own. Bertrand Russell
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science. Carl Sagan
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion. Stephen Hawking
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. Albert Einstein
Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance. Hippocrates
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. William Blake
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Albert Einstein