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“The mere possibility provides no warrant for denying what I clearly grasp.”

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William Lane Craig is an American philosopher known for his contributions to Christian philosophy and philosophical theology. Born on August 23, 1949, he is a prominent Christian apologist, writer, and speaker. more

“If Christians could be trained to provide solid evidence for what they believe and good answers to unbelievers’ questions and objections, then the perception of Christians would slowly change. Christians would be seen as thoughtful people to be taken seriously rather than as emotional fanatics or buffoons. The gospel would be a real alternative for people to embrace.”

People Ifs Believe Real Would Be Christian Answers Taken Emotional Perception Evidence Embrace Alternatives Thoughtful Fanatics Objections Unbelievers Buffoons

Book:On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision

Source: On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision

“There's no obvious reason to assume that the very same rare properties that allow for our existence would also provide the best overall setting to make discoveries about the world around us. We don't think this is merely coincidental. It cries out for another explanation, an explanation that... points to purpose and intelligent design in the cosmos.”

Thinking World Reason Purpose Existence Cry Design Discovery Intelligent Assuming Property Obvious Setting Settings Explanation Cosmos Intelligent Design

Book:The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery

Source: The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery

“The origin of Homo sapiens, as a tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree, lies well below the boundary.”

Tree Tiny Fortunate Branches Limbs Homo Sapiens Improbable Twigs

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

“The dogmatist within is always worse than the enemy without.”

Enemy

Book:Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history

Source: Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history

“So much of science proceeds by telling stories.”

Stories Telling Stories

Book:Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Source: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

“The causes of life's history [cannot] resolve the riddle of life's meaning.”

Causes Resolve Riddle

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

“But our ways of learning about the world are strongly influenced by the social preconceptions and biased modes of thinking that each scientist must apply to any problem. The stereotype of a fully rational and objective scientific method, with individual scientists as logical (and interchangeable) robots, is self-serving mythology.”

Thinking World Way Self Problem Individual Social Scientist Method Mythology Objectives Rational Logical Serving Stereotype Robots Biased Scientific Method Preconceptions Self Serving

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

“I am glad that the life of pandas is so dull by human standards, for our efforts at conservation have little moral value if we preserve creatures only as human ornaments; I shall be impressed when we show solicitude for warty toads and slithering worms.”

Source: An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas

“As we discern a fine line between crank and genius, so also (and unfortunately) we must acknowledge an equally graded trajectory from crank to demagogue. When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.”

People Political Lines Fine Genius Judgment Tools Seeds Acknowledge Manipulation Fine Lines Trajectory Crank

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

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