Quote by Timothy Snyder

“If the skeptics are correct, then the astrocyte might prove to be responsible at the learning level.”

— Andrew Koob

The tendency of those committed to the theory of catastrophic man-made global warming to unquestioningly adopt the assumptions, at every stage, that maximise the…

— Peter Lilley

“Some of my colleagues…acknowledge that the earth is warming, but insist that such warming (and cooling) is nothing unusual, and it’s not catastrophic. The…

— Christopher C. Horner

“As you can see, it is very hard to say what causation is. This has led some philosophers to deny that there are causes…

— David S. Kidder

“Those who study the complex interplay of cause and effect in the history of the Universe say that this sort of thing is going…

— Douglas Adams

It is presumed that there exists a great unity in nature, in respect of the adequacy of a single cause to account for many…

— Immanuel Kant

“Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality of the…

— Dean Radin

Meteorology has ever been an apple of contention, as if the violent commotions of the atmosphere induced a sympathetic effect on the minds of…

— Joseph Henry

“For every theory there has to be counterevidence--otherwise science wouldn't progress.”

— Haruki Murakami

“The fact that the biosphere responds unpredictably to our actions is not an argument for inaction. It is, however, a powerful argument for caution,…

— Michael Crichton

“. . . the world in which we live has an increasing number of feedback loops, causing events to be the cause of more…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“reasoning is a uniquely human talent. It may have arisen from our need to understand one another’s intentions and motivations. This allowed us to…

— John Medina