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Evidence Quotes by Michael Shermer
- The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.
- We know evolution happened not because of transitional fossils such as A. natans but because of the convergence of evidence from such diverse fields as…
- Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic.
- Either the soul survives death or it does not, and there is no scientific evidence that it does.
- Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it.
More Evidence Quotes
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence. — Lance Armstrong
- Where do we say that a cell became a blade of grass, which became a starfish, which became a cat, which became… — Michele Bachmann
- The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to… — Balthus
- Gather experience... Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you… — Clive Barker
- The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. — Henry Adams
- Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the… — John Adams
- There is something wrong with our culture when the view that marriage is between one man and one woman, a view shared… — Gary Bauer
- My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think… — Martha Beck
- Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. — Ambrose Bierce
- There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing. — Josh Billings
- Genetic modification has many different areas, for example in medicine, and Britain is at the leading edge of this new technology. I… — Tony Blair