Richard Dawkins Quote

The successful scientist and the raving crank are separated by the quality of their inspirations. But I suspect that this amounts, in practice, to a difference, not so much in ability to notice analogies as in ability to reject foolish analogies and pursue helpful ones.


Chapter 8 Explosions and Spirals (pp. 195–196) - The Blind Watchmaker (1986)


The successful scientist and the raving crank are separated by the quality of their inspirations. But I suspect that this amounts, in practice, to a...

The successful scientist and the raving crank are separated by the quality of their inspirations. But I suspect that this amounts, in practice, to a...

The successful scientist and the raving crank are separated by the quality of their inspirations. But I suspect that this amounts, in practice, to a...

The successful scientist and the raving crank are separated by the quality of their inspirations. But I suspect that this amounts, in practice, to a...