Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is cons… - Stanisław Lem

" "
Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.

Stanisław Lem

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish satirical, philosophical, and science fiction writer.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Stanislav Lem

All quotes from Stanisław Lem Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Stanisław Lem:

Arthur C. Clarke Isaac Asimov Aldous Huxley H. G. Wells Umberto Eco

Additional quotes by Stanisław Lem

I don't think anything can behave as unintelligently as intelligence.

Simulant - something that doesn't exist but pretends to.
...
Dissimulant - an object that exists but pretends not to.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is no… - Stanisław Lem

About Stanisław Lem

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Stanisław Lem

Go Premium