Science Is An Essentially Anarchic Enterprise.

The Church At The Time Was Much More Faithful To Reason Than Galileo Himself, And Also Took Into Consideration The Ethical And Social Consequences Of Galileo's Doctrine. Its Verdict Against Galileo Was Rational And Just.

One Might Get The Impression That I Recommend A New Methodology Which Replaces Induction By Counterinduction And Uses A Multiplicity Of Theories, Metaphysical Views, Fairy Tales, Instead Of The Customary Pair Theory/observation. This Impression Would Certainly Be Mistaken. My Intention Is Not To Replace One Set Of General Rules By Another Such Set: My Intention Is Rather To Convince The Reader That All Methodologies, Even The Most Obvious Ones, Have Their Limits.

Humane Science Must Be Adapted To The Requirements Of A Balanced And Rewarding Life.

The Only Absolute Truth Is That There Are No Absolute Truths.

Early Chinese Thinkers Had Taken Variety At Face Value. They Had Favored Diversification And Collected Anomalies Instead Of Trying To Explain Them Away.