[b]Max Born
Those who say that the study of science makes a man an atheist, must be rather silly people.[/b]
Silly, perhaps, but clearly in the minority.
I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed.
For that matter, there is no philosophical high-road in philosophy.
The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world.
See, didn’t I tell you?
I have tried to read philosophers of all ages and have found many illuminating ideas but no steady progress toward deeper knowledge and understanding. Science, however, gives me the feeling of steady progress: I am convinced that theoretical physics is actual philosophy.
Not even counting my own arguments.
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.
Let’s dumb this down even more.
There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who believe that ‘belief’ must be discarded and replaced by ‘the scientific method’.
In other words, including me, there are three.