Chapters Quote by Charles Lyell

“My final slide quoted the words of biologist Louis Agassiz: ‘Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the…

— Tim Noakes

“Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next they say it has been discovered before.…

— Louis Agassiz

“Every scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Second, they say it has been discovered before. Last,…

— Matthew Pearl

“It is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient…

— H.L. Mencken

“Every day, without exception, the scientific community discovers, uncovers or realizes something new that serves to debunk one of the long-held beliefs of fundamental…

— Al Stefanelli

“I think the world will be a better place when science has swept all religions into the dustbin of history. What is religion but…

— Mary Doria Russell

“Science does not yet know everything; nor does it pretend to, unlike religion. Included among the great mysteries are: Why and how the Cosmos…

— Albert Williams

Science has so accustomed us to devising and accepting theories to account for the facts we observe, however fantastic, that our minds must begin…

— Gene Wolfe

“Science has always said that it may not know everything now but it will know, eventually. But now we see that isn’t true. It…

— Michael Crichton

“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong…

— Alexander Von Humboldt

“I do not believe that the God who created all the universe, and who communes with His people through prayer and spiritual insight, would…

— Francis S. Collins

“Science and Truth are simple phenomenon of nature, but it is the known that is preventing us from mastering the unknown.”

— Chandrakanth Natekar