Never give up the evidence of experiments for dreams and fictions of our own devising

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• Conclusions drawn by induction from phenomena stand until new phenomena correct them, whatever hypotheses are imagined against them INIsaac Newtonc. 1713–1726
• Induction from experiments demonstrates nothing, but it is the best way of arguing that nature allows INIsaac Newtonc. 1704–1718
• Nothing should be believed merely because it was once believed, but only when it carries clear and uncontested evidence MAMary Astellc. 1697
• There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses RTRabindranath Tagore28 Feb 1895
• It's a virtue to let go of mediocre ideas and failed experiments DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson24 Oct 2022

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