The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Scientific inquiry often leads to unsolvable problems rather than final answers.
- In plain terms
- Science finds more questions than answers.
- What can you take from it?
- Scientific progress reveals more mysteries.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does more knowledge increase wonder or reduce it?
- Is the goal of science to answer or explore?
Another view
Science has solved many major problems throughout history.
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