Stephen Jay Gould: In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

-- Stephen Jay Gould


		Name: Stephen Jay Gould Type: Scientist Nationality: American Birth: September 10, 1941 Death: May 20, 2002

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