Systematic Inquiry Quotes
Myths include the then accepted scientific, political, and religious teachings.
One of the great clashes of early America was between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the Federal assumption of State debt. Jefferson’s opposition was based in large part on his class distrust of moneyed people, banks, and finance professions whom he saw almost as an enemy army. His description of Hamilton’s scheme which historically proved to be critical to the new nation’s development was:
The scientist insists on verification; the religious theologian does not; the philosopher sometimes does and sometimes does not.
At the time, this was a very political speech. Racism was rife in Germany and was being introduced into Italy by the Fascist government. Xenophobia was prevalent throughout Europe as WWI hatreds had been inflamed by the politicians. Bohr’s speech was considered a major attack on Fascism.
