Henri Poincaré on science

Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.

To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.

Scientists believe there is a hierarchy of facts and that among them may be made a judicious choice. They are right, since otherwise there would be no science…

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Albert Einstein1879–1955Science and Religion (1941)

• Religion

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.

Richard Feynman1918–1988

• Sex

The more I study science, the more I believe in God.

Albert Einstein1879–1955

• God