And that's the beauty of science. It is not a tool for discovering truth; it's a method for reducing uncertainty.#712•
No matter how certain or replicable or elegant a hypothesis might be, skepticism and doubt must always be maintained if we hope to continue improving our understanding of reality—not a skepticism that blindly denies everything, but rather one that is a constant force pressuring us to devise experiments and make observations to challenge our beliefs and to be ready to change them when better information comes along.#718•