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There lies the weaknesss of positivists and professional atheists who are elated because they feel that they have not only successfully rid the world of… — Albert Einstein
Any possible universe could be explained as the work of some sort of designer. Even a universe that is completely chaotic...could be supposed to have… — Steven Weinberg
One may well find oneself beginning to doubt whether all this could conceivably be the product of an enormous lottery presided over by natural selection,… — Jacques Monod
Devotion has its own strange ways. It is not something rational, logical, something that can be explained to you. But it is something, if you… — Rajneesh
It was my science that drove me to the conclusion that the world is much more complicated than can be explained by science. It is… — Allan Sandage
If everything in chemistry is explained in a satisfactory manner without the help of phlogiston, it is by that reason alone infinitely probable that the… — Antoine Lavoisier
In geology the effects to be explained have almost all occurred already, whereas in these other sciences effects actually taking place have to be explained. — James Croll
The effect of a concept-driven revolution is to explain old things in new ways. The effect of a tool-driven revolution is to discover new things… — Frank Watson Dyson
The common belief that... the actual relations between religion and science over the last few centuries have been marked by deep and enduring hostility... is… — Colin Archibald Russell
Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it. — Max Jacob
Materialistic success can be explained quite simply. Those who succeed focus their attention on success - not on their talent. Remember these words! All of… — Brad Steiger
She explained that the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my… — Malala Yousafzai
The universe must be experienced as the Great Self. Each is fulfilled in the other: the Great Self is fulfilled in the individual self, the… — Thomas Berry
This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.… — E. M. Forster
In comparison to the emotionally-charged axing of a striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who averaged 30 goals a season, even the sale of David Beckham for,… — Pete Gill
Realizing that other people have a problem with [homosexuality] was the weirdest thing for me. As a kid it wasn't even something that was mentioned.… — Daniel Radcliffe
Thousands of important and intelligent men have never been able to grasp the principle of comparative advantage or believe it even after it was explained… — Paul Samuelson
Darwin's greatest achievement was to show that the appearance of purpose, planning, teleology (design), and intentionality in the origin and development of human and animal… — John Searle
The beauty of physics lies in the extent which seemingly complex and unrelated phenomena can be explained and correlated through a high level of abstraction… — Melvin Schwartz
All logic texts are divided into two parts. In the first part, on deductible logic, the fallacies are explained; in the second part, on inductive… — Morris Raphael Cohen

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