Is It Not A Terrible Thing To

Knowledge Is Limited.

During The Last Century, And Part Of The One Before, It Was Widely Held That There Was An Unreconcilable Conflict Between Knowledge And Belief. The Opinion Prevailed Amoung Advanced Minds That It Was Time That Belief Should Be Replaced Increasingly By Knowledge; Belief That Did Not Itself Rest On Knowledge Was Superstition, And As Such Had To Be Opposed. According To This Conception, The Sole Function Of Education Was To Open The Way To Thinking And Knowing, And The School, As The Outstanding Organ For The People's Education, Must Serve That End Exclusively.

It Takes A Touch Of Genius - And A Lot Of Courage To Move In The Opposite Direction.

The Discovery Of Nuclear Chain Reactions Need Not Bring About The Destruction Of Mankind Any More Than Did The Discovery Of Matches. We Only Must Do Everything In Our Power To Safeguard Against Its Abuse. Only A Supranational Organization, Equipped With A Sufficiently Strong Executive Power, Can Protect Us.

Discussion And Argument Are Essential Parts Of Science; The Greatest Talent Is The Ability To Strip A Theory Until The Simple Basic Idea Emerges With Clarity.