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Quote by R. A. Lafferty

“Every science is made up entirely of anomalies rearranged to fit.”

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James Blish's 'Lafferty in Orbit' is a compilation of science fiction tales that explore various aspects of space exploration and alien encounters. more

Author

R. A. Lafferty

R. A. Lafferty was an American writer known for his unique science fiction and fantasy works. His writing is celebrated for its rich imagination and distinctive narrative style, which has had a profound impact on science fiction literature. more

“Freud expressed the opinion-not quite in earnest, though, it seeemed to me-that philosophy was the most decent form of sublimation of repressed sexuality, nothing more. In response I put the question, 'What then is science, particularly psychoanalytic psychology?' Whereup on he, visible a bit surprised, answered evasively: 'At least psychology has a social purpose.'”

Philosophy Form Science Purpose Social Bits Opinion Psychology Accounts Response Sexuality Decent Visible Earnest Repressed Psychoanalytic

Author:Ludwig Binswanger

“Heraldry has been contemptuously termed 'the science of fools with long memories.'”

Long Has Beens Science Memories Fool Accounts

Book:The Pursuivant of Arms; Or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts

Source: The Pursuivant of Arms; Or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts

“I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said he, 'were the proper rewards of the military' (the desolators of the world in all ages). 'Men of science are better left to the applause of their own hearts.' Most learned Legislator! Most liberal cotton-spinner! Was your title the proper reward of military prowess? Pity you hold not the dungeon-keys of an English Inquisition! Perhaps Science, like creeds, would flourish best under a little persecution.”

Source: Chemical Recreations: A Series of Amusing and Instructive Experiments, which May be Performed with Ease, Safety, Success, and Economy ; to which is Added, The Romance of Chemistry : an Inquiry Into the Fallacies of the Prevailing Theory of Chemistry : with a New Theory and a New Nomenclature

“I decided that life rationally considered seemed pointless and futile, but it is still interesting in a variety of ways, including the study of science. So why not carry on, following the path of scientific hedonism? Besides, I did not have the courage for the more rational procedure of suicide.”