“[Kepler] had to realize clearly that logical-mathematical theoretizing, no matter how lucid, could not guarantee truth by itself; that the most beautiful logical theory means nothing in natural science without comparison with the exactest experience. Without this philosophic attitude, his work would not have been possible.” MeanHas BeensMatterPhilosophyBeautifulScienceRealizingNaturalAttitudeTheoryPhilosophicalMathematicalGuaranteesComparisonLogicalNatural SciencePhilosophicKepler Author:Albert Einstein
“Some people are aware of another sort of thinking which... leads to those simple ideas that are obvious only after they have been thought of... the term 'lateral thinking' has been coined to describe this orther sort of thinking; 'vertical thinking' is used to denote the conventional logical process.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensIdeasUsedProcessTermSimpleObviousLogicalConventionalVerticalLateral ThinkingSimple Ideas Author:Edward de Bono
“Because of their very nature, science and logical thinking can never decide what is possible or impossible. Their only function is to explain what has been ascertained by experience and observation.” ThinkingHas BeensImpossibleFunctionObservationLogicalLogical Thinking Book:Cosmic Memory Source: Cosmic Memory
“The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it:; once you can honestly say, "I don't know", then it becomes possible to get at the truth.” KnowsLongHas BeensIdeasEvidenceProofHonestlyHardestLogicalNew IdeasFillingDemonstrationNicheSweepingWrong Ideas Author:Robert A. Heinlein