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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less
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"That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding"

- Edward Abbey

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This quote by Edward Abbey is a commentary on the state of science in contemporary society. He is suggesting that science is supplying us with a frustrating quantity of info, however that this details is not always causing a higher understanding of the world. He implies that science is not providing us with the insight and understanding that it should be, which instead it is simply giving us an excess of truths and figures that are hard to absorb. This quote is a pointer that science must be used to get a much deeper understanding of the world, rather than merely providing us with a large amount of information. It is a call to action for researchers to focus on supplying significant insights, instead of just providing us increasingly more details.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Edward Abbey between January 29, 1927 and March 14, 1989. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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