Words by the great humanist author George Orwell, featured in an unused preface to Animal Farm, which was published on this day in 1945. https://ift.tt/3CSiwlF
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“There are many hypotheses in science that are wrong. That’s perfectly alright, it’s the aperture to finding out what’s right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.
The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge and there is no place for it in the endeavor of science. ”
– Carl Sagan
Advancement is impossible when comfort is valued over reality and truth.
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Grenfell Tower set to be demolished over safety concerns | Grenfell Tower fire | The Guardian
“…How can the tower be demolished before the legal process concludes, when no judge in the land can confirm it won’t hinder future criminal prosecutions? Justice is important to us all and anything that may prevent justice must not be an option. …”
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