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Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth
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"Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth"

- E. T. Bell

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This quote by E. T. Bell suggests that science does not declare to have all the responses or to know the absolute truth. Science is a process of questions and experimentation that seeks to understand the world around us. It is based on observation and evidence, and is continuously evolving as new info is found. Science is not a fixed body of knowledge, however rather a dynamic procedure of discovery. Science does not declare to have all the responses, and it is not infallible. It is a tool for understanding the world, and it is constantly being refined and upgraded as new evidence is discovered. Science is not a source of outright truth, however rather a way of understanding the world around us. It is a procedure of exploration and discovery, and it is continuously changing as brand-new details is found.

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Scotland Flag This quote is written / told by E. T. Bell between February 7, 1883 and December 21, 1960. He/she was a famous Mathematician from Scotland. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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