A useful habit for scientists to develop is that of not trusting ideas based on reason only.... Practically all reasoning is influenced by feelings, prejudice and past experience, albeit often subconsciously.


The Art of Scientific Investigation, Chapter Seven (p. 87), W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1957

William Ian Beardmore Beveridge Quotes

A useful habit for scientists to develop is that of not trusting ideas based on reason only.... Practically all reasoning is influenced by feelings,...

A useful habit for scientists to develop is that of not trusting ideas based on reason only.... Practically all reasoning is influenced by feelings,...

A useful habit for scientists to develop is that of not trusting ideas based on reason only.... Practically all reasoning is influenced by feelings,...

A useful habit for scientists to develop is that of not trusting ideas based on reason only.... Practically all reasoning is influenced by feelings,...