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Science Is Much Closer To Myth Than A Scientific Philosophy Is Prepared To Admit. It Is One Of The Many Forms Of Thought That Have Been Developed By Man, And Not Necessarily The Best. It Is Conspicuous, Noisy, And Impudent, But It Is Inherently Superior Only For Those Who Have Already Decided In Favour Of A Certain Ideology, Or Who Have Accepted It Without Ever Having Examined Its Advantages And Its Limits.

Science Is Neither A Single Tradition, Nor The Best Tradition There Is, Except For People Who Have Become Accustomed To Its Presence, Its Benefits And Its Disadvantages. In A Democracy It Should Be Separated From The State Just As Churches Are Now Separated From The State.

No Theory Ever Agrees With All The Facts In Its Domain, Yet It Is Not Always The Theory That Is To Blame. Facts Are Constituted By Older Ideologies, And A Clash Between Facts And Theories May Be Proof Of Progress. It Is Also A First Step In Our Attempt To Find The Principles Implicit In Familiar Observational Notions.

The Separation Of State And Church Must Be Complemented By The Separation Of State And Science, That Most Recent, Most Aggressive, And Most Dogmatic Religious Institution.

Taking Experimental Results And Observations For Granted And Putting The Burden Of Proof On The Theory Means Taking The Observational Ideology For Granted Without Having Ever Examined It.