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Monday, 22 January 2007

Day 35

Born, M.

I believe that there is no philosophical high-road in science with epistemological sign-posts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed. We do not find sign-posts at cross-roads, but our own scouts erect them to help the rest.

Attributed by H. Margenau in The Nature of Physical Reality (McGraw-Hill, 1950) p. 99.

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