It is necessary to know the causes of things, and not only their effects, if we wish to have perfect knowledge.
Early advocate of scientific method
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"Theories are of no use if they cannot be tested by experiment."
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Controversial"For in the books of the Gentiles, and of the Saracens, and of all unbelievers, there is much that is useful for the understanding of the Scriptures, and for the government of the world, and for the co…"
Controversial"The greatest errors in the world arise from the neglect of experiment."
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