“Science is a limited way of knowing, looking at just the natural world and natural causes. There are a lot of ways human beings understand the universe - through literature, theology, aesthetics, art or music.” WorldWayHumansArtUniverseLiteratureCausesNaturalHuman BeingsKnowingAtheismPositive AtheismTheologyNatural WorldAesthetics Author:Eugenie Scott
“I think what bothers me so much of the time, is they take the data and theory and distort it. They must know they're distorting.” ThinkingKnowsAtheismTheoryPositive AtheismDataBother Author:Eugenie Scott
“There's a bait and switch going on here because the critics want the textbooks to question whether evolution occurred. And of course they don't because scientists don't question whether evolution occurred.” WantCoursesAtheismEvolutionScientistCriticsPositive AtheismTextbooksBait Author:Eugenie Scott
“I learned very early on that it's necessary but not sufficient for scientists to go to school board meetings and say, 'We shouldn't be teaching creationism.' Being right doesn't mean it'll pass.” MeanSchoolAtheismTeachingScientistMeetingsPositive AtheismBoardsSufficientCreationismSchool BoardBoard Meetings Author:Eugenie Scott
“Public schools are where the next generation of leaders are educated and where cultural exchange will take place.” SchoolNextLeaderGenerationsAtheismPositive AtheismEducatedNext GenerationPublic SchoolCultural Exchange Author:Eugenie Scott
“Creationists who want religious ideas taught as scientific fact in public schools continue to adapt to courtroom defeats by hiding their true aims under ever changing guises.” WantIdeasFactsSchoolReligionReligiousAtheismTaughtAimDefeatHidingPublic SchoolGuiseCourtroomScientific Facts Author:Eugenie Scott
“You can't really be scientifically literate if you don't understand evolution. And you can't be an educated member of society if you don't understand science.” IfsReligionAtheismEvolutionMembersEducated Author:Eugenie Scott