Neil Degrasse TysonThe good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
About This Quote
Many of the great achievements of science are taken for granted by many of us. Whether it is the work of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Stephen Hawking, we know how these men came to their findings. What we often forget is that many of the greatest discoveries were made by people who did not believe what they were doing was true. For example, Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists in history.
He developed the laws of gravity and mechanics. But, he rejected these theories as unprovable because he could not see God directly influencing his life. It took a long time before he could see how those laws worked, but once he did, his life changed forever.
Many others have been able to use science as a tool to solve problems that could not be solved without it as well.
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