7 Provisional Quotes for You to Enjoy

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

Time Science Physics Tomorrow Degree Possibility Would Would-Be Rise Only Classrooms Fact Merit Suppose Equal Withhold Does Provisional Confirmed Mean Might Perverse Assent Apples Start

Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of better instruments, more data and better data hone our understanding further. Social, cultural, economic, and political context are relevant to our understanding of how science works. Priyamvada Natarajan

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Apparent contradictions between religion and science often have been the basis of bitter controversy. Such differences are to be expected as long as human understanding remains provisional and fragmentary. Henry B. Eyring

Religion Science Long Understanding Differences Fragmentary Bitter Remains Between Been Provisional Contradictions Expected Often Human Controversy Apparent Basis

In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after. Michael McCaul

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I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change. A. R. Ammons

Change Stress Whatever Must Clarity Structure Rationality Point Provisional Gradual Stability Order Meaning Agents Successful Necessary Here Appreciate

The... provisional government unwaveringly believes that it can solve all the present problems together with the broad masses of Ethiopia. However, we can do this only if all the people come out in unison to implement our planned undertakings. Meles Zenawi

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