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Science is a process of uncertainty and iteration from "summary" of Ignorância by Stuart Firestein
Science is not about certainty; it is about uncertainty. Science is not about answering questions definitively; it is about coming up with better questions. The process of science is not a straight line from hypothesis to conclusion; it is a messy, winding road with many detours along the way. This is because the nature of scientific inquiry is such that we are constantly pushing the boundaries of what we know and what we don't know. In science, we are always operating under a cloud of ignorance, and that is a good thing. Ignorance is not a failing of science; it is at the very heart of what makes science so powerful. It is this recognition of what we don't know that drives the scientific process forward. This constant questioning, this constant probing, is what allows us to make progress in our understanding of the world around us. Iteratio...
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