By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
“A moment ago you were a smart, independent individual and now you claim to be a silly, ignorant pawn. You cannot be… — Vincent H. O'Neil Copy Share Image
“most of us happily disavow fairies, astrology and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, without first immersing ourselves in books of Pastafarian theology etc.” — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“I have considered the impudent accusations of Mr Dawkins with exasperation at his lack of serious scholarship. He has apparently not read… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“...the [Hawthorn] report revealed the logical fallacy that has haunted Indian history and policy in North America since contact - to wit,… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations. — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Before he (Francis Bacon) came along, people conducted all their arguments through a series of logical fallacies or simply shouting louder than… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
“The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to 'one-upping' his opponent than being truthful. When the… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“...you seemed to be listening to me, not to find out useful information, but to try to catch me in a logical… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“...the argument for the perfectibility of humankind rests on a logical fallacy. Thus: man is by definition imperfect, say those who would… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Natural selection is not only a parsimonious, plausible and elegant solution; it is the only workable alternative to chance that has ever… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Once infected, the individual [infected with a god virus] cannot detect major contradictions in his beliefs and behavior. Belief systems become self-evident… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
“We cannot hide behind science nor talk in the name of science while proclaiming statements that are not scientific. Such statements are… — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
“Applying logic to potentially illogical behaviour is to construct a house on shifting foundations. The structure will inevitably collapse.” — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
Just because science can't in practice explain things like the love that motivates a poet to write a sonnet, that doesn't mean… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image