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Upton Sinclair reportedly once said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Similarly, William Jennings Bryant reportedly said, “It is useless to argue with a man whose opinion is based upon a personal or pecuniary interest.”

“Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” – Will Durant  

“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H.L. Menchen

“No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.” –Robert A. Heinlein

“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.” – Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish”

“I apologize for writing such a long letter, but I didn’t have time to write a short one.” – Mark Twain

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so” – Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain

“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” – Bertrand Russell

Doubt is clearly a value in the sciences. Whether it is in other fields is an open question and an uncertain matter.” “…it is very important to doubt and that doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of very great value.

All other aspects and characteristics of science can be understood directly when we understand that observation is the ultimate and final judge of the truth of an idea.