"Even if individual researchers are prone to falling in love with their own theories, the broader process of peer review and institutionalized skepticism are designed to ensure that, eventually, the best ideas prevail."

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Source : "The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science" by Chris Mooney, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2011.

Chris Mooney

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“Whereas, according to the declaration of that true man of the world Talleyrand, the use of language is to conceal the thoughts; this is to declare in the present instance, when I say I am not able to bear much talking, it means really, and without any mistake, or equivocation, or oblique meaning, or implication, or subterfuge, or omission, that I am not able; being at present rather weak in the head, and able to work no more.”
“I dont think of myself as being troubled as a human being, but I guess Im quite extreme, quite big and quite loud, and maybe people pick up on that when they cast me. Im certainly not the quiet reflective type.”
“I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know that fundamental changes are necessary in the way Washington spends and taxes if we truly want a healthy economy.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Nothing is impossible for a man with a strong will. The possible is in store only for a man who loves the future. There is no word "impossible" in the Korean language.”

Source : "Kim Jong Il Handbook". International Business Publications USA, 2011.
“I was ill, and everyone could see it but me.”
“There's a balance between what you want to give the world and what it needs. If you're lucky, your work is in the middle.”
“I dedicate my love and whole heart this Memorial Day to my Dad, a soldier, who like many others, suffers in silence with pride and honor.”
“I like talking to a brick wall- it's the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!”

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