The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure na... - Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

"The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know."

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