“ That's what drives science though: trying to find out the way things are, the way they were, and the way it really works. If that is your goal, then you want to make sure that your information is accu… Aron Ra
“ If I were to construct a God I would furnish Him with some way and qualities and characteristics which the Present lacks. Mark Twain
“ In my experiences, the common critic of Christianity, when he thinks of Christianity, imagines a sort of elementary, Sunday School blunder of elements: fiery Hell, an angry God, 'try not to sin', 'be… Criss Jami
“ The Greeks made Space the subject-matter of a science of supreme simplicity and certainty. Out of it grew, in the mind of classical antiquity, the idea of pure science. Geometry became one of the most… Hermann Weyl
“ Some skeptics believe religious people are religious because they fear Hell. It's about as fair as saying skeptics are skeptics because they fear the ridicule of modern society. Criss Jami
“ Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure. George Carlin
“ Whilst on board the Beagle I was quite orthodox, and I remember being heartily laughed at by several of the officers... for quoting the Bible as an unanswerable authority on some point of morality...… Charles Darwin
“ Most reject the more repugnant or indefensible dogmas while still holding onto some core belief. Many believers will proudly describe themselves as "reasonable" or "rational" based on how little of th… Aron Ra
“ Though one believes in nothing, there are moments in life when one accepts the religion of the temple nearest at hand. Victor Hugo
“ I’m saying there is evil in the world, Master Kit said, hefting the box on his hip, and doubt is the weapon that guards against it.Yardem took the box from the old actor's hands and lifted it to the t… Daniel Abraham
“ God is always trying to give blessings to us, but our minds are usually too full to receive them. Shannon L. Alder
“ The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical protocols, is the pathway to a dark age. Carl Sagan
“ If we could believe that he [Jesus] really countenanced the follies, the falsehoods, and the charlatanism which his biographers [Gospels] father on him, and admit the misconstructions, interpolations,… Thomas Jefferson
“ It's not always a question of you changing your mind. I think very often your mind changes you. You suddenly realise that without having intended to think something, or while intending to think someth… Christopher Hitchens
“ The utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke Barbara W. Tuchman
