The Ascent of Man (3 of 6) Knowledge or Certainty - Jacob Bronowski

Karl Friedrich Gauss & Gottingen

"Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was not done by arrogance. It was done by dogma. I was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods."

Continuing Dr Bronowski's personal view of man's major discoveries and the evolution of his thought. This programme highlights the achievement of twentieth century physics in proving that absolute certainty inside or outside science is outside our grasp.

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"This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was done by arrogance, it was done by dogma, it was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality, this is how they behave. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods."

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