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Evolution Quotes by Michael Shermer
- The concept of God is generated by a brain designed by evolution to find design in nature (a very recursive idea).
- No single discovery from any of these fields denotes proof of evolution, but together they reveal that life evolved in a certain sequence by a…
- 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…
- Darwin matters because evolution matters. Evolution matters because science matters. Science matters because it is the preeminent story of our age, an epic saga about…
- We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.
- Mammals are sentient beings that want to live and are afraid to die. Evolution vouchsafed us all with an instinct to survive, reproduce and flourish.
- Accepting evolution does not force us to jettison our morals and ethics, and rejecting evolution does not ensure their constancy.
- People have a hard time accepting free-market economics for the same reason they have a hard time accepting evolution: it is counterintuitive. Life looks intelligently…
- ...evolution is not a religious tenet, to which one swears allegiance or belief as a matter of faith.. It is a factual reality of the…
- Creationists have also changed their name ... to intelligent design theorists who study 'irreducible complexity' and the 'abrupt appearance' of life-yet more jargon for 'God…
More Evolution Quotes
- Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis
- As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into… — David Attenborough
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- I am above the forest region, amongst grand rocks & such a torrent as you see in Salvator Rosa's paintings vegetation all… — Joseph Dalton Hooker
- The distinguishing of the strata, or layers, in the embryonic membrane was a turning-point in the study of the history of evolution,… — Karl Ernst von Baer
- There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'… — Seth Shostak
- Aging is not 'lost youth,' but a new stage of opportunity and strength. It's a different stage of life, and if you… — Betty Friedan