We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads — but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both.
In plain words
Finding the truth takes both a big imagination and careful, questioning thinking.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 1 'The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean' (1980; 1990 update), timestamp ~5:15, per Wikiquote's sourced section.
- Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 1
- 1980 · television broadcast · Cosmos TV series narration
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