The origin of all science is the desire to know causes, and the origin…

William Hazlitt
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The origin of all science is the desire to know causes, and the origin of all false science is the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance. ✨ 1829 In The Atlas, 15 Feb.
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The origin of all science is the desire to know causes, and the origin of all false science is the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance. ✨ 1829 In The Atlas, 15 Feb.

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