Quote by van Fraassen, Bas

"Science aims to give us theories that are empirically adequate, not necessarily true."

"The goal of science is not truth but empirical adequacy."

"We can accept a scientific theory without believing it is true."

"Observable phenomena are what matter most in scientific inquiry."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."