The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Science refines how we naturally think about the world around us.
- In plain terms
- Scientific methods improve our everyday reasoning.
- What can you take from it?
- Science builds on common sense, not replaces it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your daily thinking differ from scientific thought?
- Where does common sense fail?
Another view
Science sometimes contradicts everyday intuition.
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