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Michael Crichton Quotes

Michael Crichton quotes about science

American Author, Writer, Regisseur October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008

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But now science is the belief system that is hundreds of years old. And, like the medieval system before it, science is starting not to fit the world any more. Science has attained so much power that its practical limits begin to be apparent. Largely through science, billions of us live in one small world, densely packed and intercommunicating. But science cannot help us decide what to do with that world, or how to live. Science can make a nuclear reactor, but it cannot tell us not to... Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton quote: "Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do..."
Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. That's the game in science. Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton quote: "Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other."
Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other. Michael Crichton
I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that E=mc2. Nobody says the consensus is that the sun is 93 million miles away. It would never occur to anyone to speak that way. Michael Crichton

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