The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences.

  • -- Friedrich August von Hayek 哈耶克

正如目前的例子所表明的那样,表面上符合公认的科学标准的人可以从看似简单而错误的理论中获得荣誉,这可能会产生严重的后果。

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The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat, and humans are emitting ever more greenhouse gases.

关于气候变化的基本科学结论非常有力,而且有充分的理由。温室效应是一门简单的科学:温室气体捕捉热量,而人类正在排放越来越多的温室气体。

Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view.

科学发现和科学知识只有那些没有任何实际目的去追求的人才能取得。

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

人们永远不会进步,除非他们看到一些比自己更高或更好的标准或榜样。

There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.

没有标准尺寸的电影明星,也没有标准尺寸的女人。

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

天才可能是用简单的方式说出深奥的东西的能力。

I don't live that life anymore, it's as simple as that.

我不再过那种生活了,就这么简单。