Science is objective. And in my view we cannot take any experimental results seriously except in the light of good explanations of them.
David DeutschThe whole [scientific] process resembles biological evolution. A problem is like an ecological niche, and a theory is like a gene or a species which is being tested for viability in that niche.
David DeutschFeeling insignificant because the universe is large has exactly the same logic as feeling inadequate for not being a cow.
David DeutschHumans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.
David Deutsch