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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

16944	Science is common sense, with a sophisticated method [Quine]
	Full Idea: Sciences differ from common sense only in the degree of methodological sophistication.
	From: Willard Quine (Natural Kinds [1969], p.129)
	A reaction: Science is normal thinking about the world, but it is teamwork, with the bar set very high.