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Claims Quotes by Stephen Jay Gould
- Skepticism's bad rap arises from the impression that, however necessary the activity, it can only be regarded as a negative removal of false claims. Not…
- Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at all. This claim is rhetorical…
- Why, then, do I continue to claim that creationism isn't science? Simply because these relatively few statements have been tested and conclusively refuted.
- Our creationist detractors charge that evolution is an unproved and unprovable charade-a secular religion masquerading as science. They claim, above all, that evolution generates no…
- Evolution has encountered no intellectual trouble; no new arguments have been offered. Creationism is a home-grown phenomenon of American sociocultural history-a splinter movement ... who…
- The essence of Darwinism lies in its claim that natural selection creates the fit. Variation is ubiquitous and random in direction. It supplies raw material…
More Claims Quotes
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. — Lance Armstrong
- All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are… — Isaac Asimov
- There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader… — Michelle Bachelet
- It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush messages to… — Russell Baker
- Both the Democratic and Republican parties are bought and paid for by corporate America and cater to the needs of the highest… — Roseanne Barr
- What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of… — Roland Barthes
- The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest… — Bob Beauprez
- It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality. — Max Beerbohm
- Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important… — Warren G. Bennis
- There is much, of course, in the exclusive claims of Christianity which make it hostile to other faiths. — Annie Besant