"It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Science as articulated by Galileo Galilei. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Science provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Galileo Galilei

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath. He was born in Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, classical physics, the scientific method, and modern science.

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