Chapter XXVII: Common Sense | The Philosophy Of Science by Steven Gussman [1st Edition]
“How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.” – President Abraham Lincoln I “Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact . – Thomas Huxley II “Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.” – Thomas Huxley III “Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from t...