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| 16567 | Scientists know everything about nothing, philosophers nothing about everything |
| Full Idea: The scientist learns more and more about less and less, until she knows everything about nothing, whereas a philosopher learns less and less about more and more until he knows nothing about everything. | |||
| From: Dorion Sagan (Cosmic Apprentice [2013]) | |||
| A reaction: [Came via Twitter] Not sure if this is true, but it is too nice to miss. |