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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a state of…
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I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body…
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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It is not his possession of knowledge, of irrefutable truth, that makes the man of science, but his persistent and recklessly critical…
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp. It is…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its theories; but…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to say that…
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only if they…
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What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence for it, or rational argument, that is not faith. So faith…
— Peter Singer
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There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and…
— Howard Schultz
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The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated;…
— Milton Friedman
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Every night on my show, The Colbert Report, I speak straight from the gut, okay? I give people the truth, unfiltered by…
— Stephen Colbert
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What no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate…
— Austin Farrer
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Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.
— Alister E. McGrath
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It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their…
— Austin Farrer
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No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
— Karl Popper
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I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth…
— Ayn Rand
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Respect for the dignity of others includes treating them as rational creatures capable of being persuadad by rational argument, even in the…
— Richard John Neuhaus
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Rational argument can be defeated by refusing to argue rationally.
— Steven Weinberg
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In the past, secularists sought to challenge dogma by the use of rational argument, claiming, for example, that miracles described in the…
— Stephen Kinzer
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