Copernican Quotes

12 quotes by 11 authors

• A contact with an extraterrestrial civilization is the greatest challenge for mankind in the Third Millennium. We would finally realize that we are indeed not… — Michael Hesemann
• I am not very impressed with theological arguments whatever they may be used to support. Such arguments have often been found unsatisfactory in the past.… — Alan Turing
• The Copernican revolution brought about by Kant was, I think, the most important single turning point in the history of philosophy. — Bryan Magee
• If we analyse the supernova data by assuming the Copernican principle is correct and get out something unphysical, I think we should start questioning the… — George F. R. Ellis
• The Universe is populated by innumerable suns, innumerable earths, and perhaps, innumerable forms of life. That thought expresses the essence of the Copernican revolution. No… — Robert Jastrow
• The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they had an edict… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Events and developments, such as ... the Copernican Revolution, ... occurred only because some thinkers either decided not to be bound by certain "obvious" methodological… — Paul Feyerabend
• His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing... My surprise reached a… — Arthur Conan Doyle
• While the Copernican principle comes with no guarantees that it will forever guide us to cosmic truths, it's worked quite well so far: not only… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
• She has to lose her pre-Copernican view of a universe revolving around herself. — David Mitchell
• The next time you check your moves in the mirror and reflect on how special you are, consider that somewhere in this universe or in… — Seth Shostak
• In the time of Galileo it was argued that the texts, 'And the sun stood still ... and hasted not to go down about a… — Alan Turing

Who Wrote These Copernican Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 12 Copernican Quotes as follows:

• 2 Copernican Quotes by Alan Turing
• 1 Copernican Quote by Michael Hesemann
• 1 Copernican Quote by Bryan Magee
• 1 Copernican Quote by George F. R. Ellis
• 1 Copernican Quote by Robert Jastrow
• 1 Copernican Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 1 Copernican Quote by Paul Feyerabend
• 1 Copernican Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle
• 1 Copernican Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson
• 1 Copernican Quote by David Mitchell
• 1 Copernican Quote by Seth Shostak