Acknowledge Quote by Louis Agassiz

“Today our duty is to destroy the myth of evolution, considered as a simple, understood, and explained phenomenon which keeps rapidly unfolding before us. Biologists must be encouraged to think about the weaknesses and extrapolations that theoreticians put forward or lay down as established truths. The deceit is sometimes unconscious, but not always, since some people, owing to their sectarianism, purposely overlook reality and refuse to acknowledge the inadequacies and falsity of their beliefs.”

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The theory [of evolution] is a scientific mistake.

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It is the job of prophets and scientists alike to proclaim the glories of God.

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The office of science is not to record possibilities; but to ascertain what nature does ... As far as Darwinism deals with mere arguments…

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It must be for truth's sake, and not for the sake of its usefulness to humanity, that the scientific man studies Nature. The application of science to the useful arts requires other abilities, other qualities, other tools than his; and therefore I say that the man of science who follows his studies into their practical application is false to his…

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Nature brings us back to absolute truth whenever we wander.

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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

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