1-2f1a3 To be scientific is to be critical

“Cultivate absolute accuracy in observation, and truthfulness in report.” – Joseph Bell

“When the facts don’t fit the theory, the practitioner doubts the theory, the theorist doubts the facts, and the skeptical empiricist doubts both facts and theory.” – Nassim Talebrevisit

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