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I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior
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"I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior"

- Serge Lang

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This quote by Serge Lang suggests that legal approaches must not be used to settle questions of science or scientific behavior. Lang is implying that science and clinical habits need to be judged by scientific requirements, illegal ones. He believes that legal techniques are not suitable for identifying the validity of scientific theories or the ethical habits of scientists. He thinks that science should be evaluated by its own merits, which legal techniques are not equipped to make such decisions. Lang's quote suggests that science ought to be evaluated by its own requirements, which legal methods should not be used to settle questions of science or scientific behavior. This quote highlights the importance of clinical integrity and the requirement to make sure that scientific theories and behavior are judged by scientific standards.

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This quote is written / told by Serge Lang between May 19, 1927 and September 12, 2005. He/she was a famous Mathematician. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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