It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but…

Bertrand Russell
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It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not on authority or intuition. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2008). History of Western Philosophy, p.527, Simon and Schuster
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It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not on authority or intuition. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2008). History of Western Philosophy, p.527, Simon and Schuster

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