Tag: #science
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The Funeral of Natural History – An Article by John Burroughs
It was a sunny day in April, and I was walking in the woods when I first heard the news. A friend of mine, who was a scientist, told me that a natural history museum in our city was about to close down due to a lack of funding. As a lover of nature and…
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The Double Face of Art and Science | An Article by Publilius Syrus
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth. This quote by Publilius Syrus illustrates the paradoxical nature of two of the most fundamental parts of our world. A young artist struggled to create a painting that would capture…
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Science: The Commandment to Contribute
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Bertolt Brecht who dreamed of becoming a scientist. He was filled with curiosity and ambition to make a difference in the world, but he faced many challenges along the way. Despite the obstacles, he kept pushing forward, continually seeking to contribute to the field of…
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Science: Presuppositions and Paradigms
Once upon a time, there was a scientist named Jane who dedicated her life to studying the behavior of ants in a colony. One day, Jane noticed something odd. A group of ants were huddled together, seemingly doing nothing, while the rest of the colony was bustling with activity. Jane’s initial hypothesis was that the…
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Science and Truth – An Unbreakable Bond
There was a time when people believed that the earth was flat. Sailors feared falling off the edge at sea, and explorers were ridiculed for suggesting they could travel around the world. But one man, Christopher Columbus, refused to accept this “truth.” He believed the earth was round, and his intuition and courage led him…
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Newton’s Apple: The Effectiveness of Evolutionary Naturalists in Holding Science Hostage
It was a crisp autumn morning when young Isaac Newton sat beneath an apple tree, pondering the mysteries of the universe. Suddenly, an apple fell from the tree and hit him on the head, inspiring him to ask the fundamental question: why do things fall? This simple question led Newton to discover the laws of…
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From Quotation: Although Nature Commences with Reason and Ends in Experience – An Article by Leonardo da Vinci
When Leonardo da Vinci was a young man, he was apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio, a leading artist and sculptor of that time. Verrocchio saw the immense talent in da Vinci and allowed him to paint an angel in his painting ‘The Baptism of Christ’. Da Vinci’s angel was so breathtakingly beautiful and realistic that…