APAD:Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

This is a quote from George Iles, 1852-1942. He wrote about science, among other practical stuff, as well as an autobiography.

In the context of science, that quote says to me that knowledge begins with not knowing, not understanding, being unsure. But you have to go beyond that. You have to seek the knowledge that you don’t have.

Evolution began with doubting creation. The Copernican system began with doubting the Ptolemaic epicycles. Relativity began with doubting the existence of the luminiferous ether. And so on.

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• Iles 2Old ;) Scientists say wisdom is a trait that can be -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 06:06:54

• ~35-50% genetical. inherited. thoEnvironment fluence shapeIt -最西邊的島上- ♀ (168 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 06:11:20

• Agreed, since the rest hardly doubt anything -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 09:02:59

• I was aBeliever 2, 說我正在努力取得智慧，但被別人指出說智慧是先天的，所以改成我正在努力發掘智慧 ；） -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 09:17:00

• 有懷疑才有智慧創新 -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 08:21:00

• 普通人也是有潛在的智慧，隻是沒好奇心鑰匙去打開智慧的門 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 09:05:34

• Too hard living in doubt, most choose to believe :-))) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 08:29:02

• That's just Copernicus&Darwin's job, we livin believes -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 08:48:11

• think critically. 不盲從。 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/07/2024 postreply 10:13:48