Denis Diderot Quotes About Science
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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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I picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism.
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Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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