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Quotation from Science and Hypothesis by Henri Poincare
“To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions ; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.”
Science and Hypothesis, Author's Preface, trans. W. J. Greenstreet
Poincaré rejects both dogmatic confidence in science and sweeping scepticism about it.
Citation: "To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions ; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." — Henri Poincare, Science and Hypothesis, Author's Preface, trans. W. J. Greenstreet. (id poincare-science-and-hypothesis-q1)
Portrait: Henri Poincaré, PA03199, Henri Manuel, Public domain.
