The cardinal rule in science is that a statement must be provable — but that does not mean that it has to be proved now.


In: S.W. Fox (ed.), The Origins of Prebiological Systems and of Their Molecular Matrices, The Folly of Probability, Discussion (pp. 53-55)

John Desmond Bernal Quotes

The cardinal rule in science is that a statement must be provable — but that does not mean that it has to be proved now.

The cardinal rule in science is that a statement must be provable — but that does not mean that it has to be proved now.

The cardinal rule in science is that a statement must be provable — but that does not mean that it has to be proved now.

The cardinal rule in science is that a statement must be provable — but that does not mean that it has to be proved now.