There are many hypotheses in physics of almost comparable brilliance and elegance that have beenrejected because they did not survive such a confrontation with experiment. In my view, the human condition would be greatly improved if such confrontations and willingness to reject hypotheses were a regular part of our social, political, economic, religious and cultural lives. Carl Sagan
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In a thought provoking interview, the author Stephen Jay Gould makes a stunning statement. He says that his life's work has been to try and bring together the two sides of science: its beauty and its power. It is the beauty that attracts people to science, but it is also the power that keeps people interested in it. Science without beauty is no more than an art form with numbers, he says, but science with beauty is more than just an art form. It is an art form with numbers too.

Source: Dragons Of Eden: Speculations On The Evolution Of Human Intelligence

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