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> [A lot of them complain because they say the word denial puts them in the same bin as holocaust deniers. That's too bad. But the thing is, they do have something in common: a denial of evidence and of scientific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/a-lot-of-them-complain-because-they-say-the-word-denial-puts-them-in/)

[Phil Plait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-plait/)

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## More by Phil Plait

> [If you took every nuclear weapon ever built at the height of the Cold War, lumped them together and blew them up at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/if-you-took-every-nuclear-weapon-ever-built-at-the-height-of-the-cold/)

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> [Welcome to science. You’re gonna like it here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/welcome-to-science-you-re-gonna-like-it-here/)

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> [When you're dealing with the universe, ignorance can be deadly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/when-you-re-dealing-with-the-universe-ignorance-can-be-deadly/)

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> [You can experience the thrill of discovery, the incredible, visceral feeling of doing something no one has ever done before, see things no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/you-can-experience-the-thrill-of-discovery-the-incredible-visceral/)

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> [The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/the-difference-between-the-dinosaurs-and-us-is-that-we-have-a-space/)

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> [Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/pseudoscience-is-like-a-virus-at-low-levels-it-s-no-big-deal-but-when/)

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> [The Universe is cool enough without making up crap about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/the-universe-is-cool-enough-without-making-up-crap-about-it/)

[Phil Plait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-plait/)

> [Our solar system is fantastically bizarre. There are worlds with features we never imagined. Storms larger than planets, moons with under-surface oceans, lakes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/our-solar-system-is-fantastically-bizarre-there-are-worlds-with/)

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> [Other job markets may lay claim to the title, but astronomy is actually the world's oldest profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/other-job-markets-may-lay-claim-to-the-title-but-astronomy-is/)

[Phil Plait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-plait/)

> [Humanity and life are reflected in the stars, and the Universe itself is poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/humanity-and-life-are-reflected-in-the-stars-and-the-universe-itself/)

[Phil Plait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-plait/)

> [The best idea ever thought of in the history of humanity is useless unless someone communicates it. It will die in the test tube.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/the-best-idea-ever-thought-of-in-the-history-of-humanity-is-useless/)

[Phil Plait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-plait/)

> [Astrology ... makes vague predictions that can always be adapted after the fact to fit observations, as we'll see. Astrologers don't seek causes at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/astrology-makes-vague-predictions-that-can-always-be-adapted-after/)

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> [However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/however-science-isn-t-just-about-showing-when-you-re-right-it-s-also/)

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> [How do you convince someone they're not thinking clearly, when they're not thinking clearly? What we're actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/how-do-you-convince-someone-they-re-not-thinking-clearly-when-they-re/)

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> [A lot of them complain because they say the word denial puts them in the same bin as holocaust deniers. That's too bad. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-plait/a-lot-of-them-complain-because-they-say-the-word-denial-puts-them-in/)

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