Nov 19, 2008

Famous Quotes | A religious creed differs from a...

A religious creed differs from a scientific theory in claiming to embody eternal and absolutely certain truth, whereas science is always tentative, expecting that modification in its present theories will sooner or later be found necessary, and aware that its method is one which is logically incapable of arriving at a complete and final demonstration. - Bertrand Russell Attribution: Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British philosopher, mathematician. “Grounds of Conflict,” Religion and Science, Oxford University Press (1935).

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