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"Everything that is not forbidden by laws of nature is achievable, given the right knowledge."

— Deutsch, David event 2011

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"The future is open. It is not predetermined and thus cannot be predicted — except by accident. The possibilities that lie in the future are infinite."

— Popper, Karl event 1994

menu_book The Myth of the Framework: In Defence of Science and Rationality

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"Islam is contrary to the scientific spirit, hostile to progress; it has made the countries it conquered a field closed to the rational cultivation of the mind."

— Renan, Ernest

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The Myth of the Framework: In Defence of Science and Rationality

person Popper, Karl event 1994

Collection of essays defending scientific rationality and critical discussion against relativism and the idea that meaningful communication is impo...