Science offers no brief for the telekinetic powers of Darth Vader and hardly any greater justification for the faster-than-light travel that makes his empire possible. And yet what is 'Star Wars' if not pure quill SF? Paul Di Filippo darthempirefast share on social
Science operates in the natural, not the supernatural. In fact, I go so far as to state that there is no such thing as the supernatural or the paranormal. Michael Shermer factnaturaloperate Change image and share on social
Science or research is always under pressure to deliver something which can be used immediately for society. Rolf-Dieter Heuer deliverimmediatelypressure Change image and share on social
Science - or the products of science like technology - is just a way of achieving something real, something that happens, something that works. Richard Dawkins achieveproductreal Change image and share on social
Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in. Stephen Hawking chancecreatekind Change image and share on social
Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions. Vera Rubin alterforceobservation Change image and share on social
Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience. Mae Jemison artexperiencepersonal Change image and share on social
Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah. Thomas Huxley messiahpromiseprophet Change image and share on social
Science regards man as an aggregation of atoms temporarily united by a mysterious force called the life-principle. To the materialist, the only difference between a living and a dead body is that in the one case that force is active, in the other latent. Annie Besant activeaggregationatom share on social
Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories - much of the debugging has to be done by others. Alan Kay debuggoodlove Change image and share on social
