Stephen Jay Gould , American scientist
said about Time, Science, Possibility, Apples, Merit, Physics, Tomorrow...
"In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."
- Stephen Jay Gould Read all Stephen Jay Gould quotes, or find out more about Stephen Jay Gould
"In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Stephen Jay Gould