I like the scientific spirit — the holding off, the being s… - Walt Whitman

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I like the scientific spirit — the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them: this is ultimately fine — it always keeps the way beyond open — always gives life, thought, affection, the whole man, a chance to try over again after a mistake — after a wrong guess.

Walt Whitman

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mistake scientific thought evidence doubt life science skepticism guess certainty affection humble ideas surrender

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Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American journalist and poet, most famous for his lifelong work on his book Leaves of Grass.

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I swear the earth shall surely be complete to him or her who shall be complete,
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