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But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.

Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

Science is about applying what we know and asking what we don't know.

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

One of the distinguishing features of anything that aspires to the name of science is the reproducibility of experimental results.

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.

Science is based on reproducibility and manufactured objectivity. As strong as that makes its ability to generate claims about matter and energy, it also makes scientific knowledge inapplicable to the existential, visceral nature of human life, which is unique and subjective and unpredictable.