Zitat des Tages über Wissenschaftlicher Fortschritt / Scientific Progress:
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
The incorrectness and weaknesses of a theory cause other minds to formulate the problems more exactly and in this way scientific progress is made.
The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved.
I have suggested that scientific progress requires a favorable environment.
One can not impede scientific progress.
Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public.
It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress.
The IP standards advanced countries favour typically are designed not to maximise innovation and scientific progress, but to maximise the profits of big pharmaceutical companies and others able to sway trade negotiations.