"By committing the scientific method to religious claims……" — Francis Collins

"By committing the scientific method to religious claims you're committing a logical fallacy"

— Francis Collins

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70 Quotes by Francis Collins

Francis Collins has 70 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I took biology in high school and didn't like it at all. It was focused on memorization. ... I didn't…
The problem [with genetic research] is, we're just starting down this path, feeling our way in the dark. We have…
[Locating, from scratch, the gene related to a disease is like] trying to find a burned-out light bulb in a…
[Decoding the human genome sequence] is the most significant undertaking that we have mounted so far in an organized way…
There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are…
God decided to create a species with whom he could have fellowship. Who are we to say that evolution was…
Are we using science in ways that it wasn't intended to, in which case we should be a little careful,…
The airman must possess absolutely untroubled nerves.
By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.
The God of the Bible is also the God of the genome. He can be worshipped in the cathedral or…
God is most certainly not threatened by science; He made it all possible.
Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author.…

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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no… — Billie Joe Armstrong
I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since… — Lance Armstrong
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim… — Isaac Asimov
There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence.… — Michelle Bachelet
It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush… — Russell Baker
Both the Democratic and Republican parties are bought and paid for by corporate America and cater to the needs of… — Roseanne Barr
What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the… — Roland Barthes
The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's… — Bob Beauprez
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality. — Max Beerbohm
Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are… — Warren G. Bennis
There is much, of course, in the exclusive claims of Christianity which make it hostile to other faiths. — Annie Besant

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