“Science starts with preconception, with the common culture, and with common sense. It moves on to observation, is marked by the discovery of paradox, and is then concerned with the correction of preconception. It moves then to use these corrections for the designing of further observation and for more refined experiment. And as it moves along this course the nature of the evidence and experience that nourish it becomes more and more unfamiliar; it is not just the language that is strange [to common culture].” UseMovingScienceCultureCoursesLanguageCommonDesignStrangeEvidenceDiscoveryConcernedExperimentsCommon SenseObservationParadoxRefinedUnfamiliarCorrectionsPreconceptionsCommon Culture Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer
“On the most usual assumption, the universe is homogeneous on the large scale, i.e. down to regions containing each an appreciable number of nebulae. The homogeneity assumption may then be put in the form: An observer situated in a nebula and moving with the nebula will observe the same properties of the universe as any other similarly situated observer at any time.” MayMovingFormScienceUniverseNumbersPropertyScalesObservationAssumptionRegionsUsualObserversContainingLarge ScaleHomogeneousHomogeneityNebula Author:Hermann Bondi
“The soul is a fire that darts its rays through all the senses; it is in this fire that existence consists; all the observations and all the efforts of philosophers ought to turn towards this ME, the centre and moving power of our sentiments and our ideas.” IdeasSoulMovingTurnsEffortExistenceFireOughtPhilosopherSensesObservationBurningSentimentsRaysCentreDarts Author:Madame de Stael
“Faith I have, in myself, in humanity, in the worthwhileness of the pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind faith, moves me. My operations are based on experience, thoughtful observation and warm fellowship with my neighbors at home and around the world.” WorldHomeDreamMovingHumanityMassBlindEntertainmentWarmWideNeighborPursuitObservationAround The WorldOperationsAwakeThoughtfulFellowshipBlind FaithWide Awake Author:Walt Disney
“But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage.” MovingPayAttentionAwarenessActiveObservationPay AttentionPassiveAbsorption Book:Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Source: Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes