Popper quote check re: falling in love with a problem

In-house rules Apr 21, 2026 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 6 issues found

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… I think that there is only one way to science—or to philosophy, for that matter: to meet a problem, to see its beauty and fall in love with it… even if you do obtain a solution, you may then discover, to your delight, the existence of a whole family of enchanting though perhaps difficult problem children …

Original text

To conclude, I think that there is only one way to science—or to philosophy, for that matter: to meet a problem, to see its beauty and fall in love with it; to get married to it, and to live with it happily, till death do ye part—unless you should meet another and even more fascinating problem, or unless, indeed, you should obtain a solution. But even if you do obtain a solution, you may then discover, to your delight, the existence of a whole family of enchanting though perhaps difficult problem children for whose welfare you may work, with a purpose, to the end of your days.

Quote text

I think that there is only one way to science — or to philosophy, for that matter: to meet a problem, to see its beauty and fall in love with it… even if you do obtain a solution, you may then discover, to your delight, the existence of a whole family of enchanting, though perhaps difficult, problem children

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘…’

Diff

To‧conclude,‧I‧think‧that‧there‧is‧only‧one‧way‧to‧science‧—‧or‧to‧philosophy,‧for‧that‧matter:‧to‧meet‧a‧problem,‧to‧see‧its‧beauty‧and‧fall‧in‧love‧with‧it;‧to‧get‧married‧to‧it,‧and‧to‧live‧with‧it‧happily,‧till‧death‧do‧ye‧part—unless‧you‧should‧meet‧another‧and‧even‧more‧fascinating‧problem,‧or‧unless,‧indeed,‧you‧should‧obtain‧a‧solution.‧But…‧even‧if‧you‧do‧obtain‧a‧solution,‧you‧may‧then‧discover,‧to‧your‧delight,‧the‧existence‧of‧a‧whole‧family‧of‧enchanting,‧though‧perhaps‧difficult,‧problem‧children‧for‧whose‧welfare‧you‧may‧work,‧with‧a‧purpose,‧to‧the‧end‧of‧your‧days.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~To‧conclude,‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘…’ or [replacement].
2	I‧think‧that‧there‧is‧only‧one‧way‧to‧science
3	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
4	—
5	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
6	or‧to‧philosophy,‧for‧that‧matter:‧to‧meet‧a‧problem,‧to‧see‧its‧beauty‧and‧fall‧in‧love‧with‧it
7	;‧to‧get‧married‧to‧it,‧and‧to‧live‧with‧it‧happily,‧till‧death‧do‧ye‧part—unless‧you‧should‧meet‧another‧and‧even‧more‧fascinating‧problem,‧or‧unless,‧indeed,‧you‧should‧obtain‧a‧solution.‧But	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
8	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
9	‧even‧if‧you‧do‧obtain‧a‧solution,‧you‧may‧then‧discover,‧to‧your‧delight,‧the‧existence‧of‧a‧whole‧family‧of‧enchanting
10	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
11	‧though‧perhaps‧difficult
12	,	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
13	‧problem‧children
14	~~‧for‧whose‧welfare‧you‧may‧work,‧with‧a‧purpose,‧to‧the‧end‧of‧your‧days.~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘…’ or [replacement].

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