"Science is a method to keep yourself from kidding yourself"
- Edwin Land
About this Quote
This quote by Edwin Land speaks to the value of clinical query and the need to be objective in our method to comprehending the world. Science is a way of understanding the world through observation, experimentation, and analysis. It is a method of avoiding bias and individual viewpoint in order to gain a much better understanding of the world. By using the scientific approach, we can prevent tricking ourselves into thinking something that is not true. Science is a way of testing our assumptions and beliefs to make sure that they are based upon truths and proof. By using science, we can avoid the risks of self-deception and instead acquire a much better understanding of the world around us.
This quote is written / told by Edwin Land between May 7, 1909 and March 1, 1991. He/she was a famous Inventor from USA.
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