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"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."

I (rather randomly) began rereading The Complete Sherlock Holmes for the first time since I was about 14. I'd say the thing that surprises me most is that someone who was so elegantly able to describe the scientific method was such a nitwit when it came to actual science. Obviously, I'd known the latter, but I'd forgotten the former.

Posted on February 4, 2009 5:57 PM |

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