“Since my moral system rests on my accepted version of the facts, he who denies my moral judgments or my version of the facts, is to me perverse, alien, dangerous. How shall I account for him? The opponent has always to be explained, and the last explanation that we ever look for is that he sees a different set of facts. Such an explanation we avoid, because it saps the very foundation of our own assurance that we have seen life steadily and seen it whole.” LooksDifferentWholeFactsLastsMoralDangerousJudgmentAccountsFoundationDenyAcceptedVersionsAliensExplanationOpponentsAssuranceSapMoral Judgment Book:Public Opinion Source: Public Opinion
“If you search the scientific literature on evolution, and if you focus your search on the question of how molecular machines - the basis of life - developed, you find an eerie and complete silence. The complexity of life's foundation has paralyzed science's attempt to account for it; molecular machines raise an as-yet-impenetrable barrier to Darwinism's universal reach.” IfsLiteratureSilenceFocusEvolutionMachinesUniversalAccountsBasesRaisesFoundationComplexityBarriersDarwinismParalyzedEerie Author:Michael Behe
“He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings in speaking of themselves use the terms "lonely," "friendless," "of small account." Is not this making humility their base?” UseTermHumilityKingsLonelyAccountsFoundationFriendlessLowliness Author:Laozi
“The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes; and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.” KnowsHumansEndsScienceCausesSecretKnowledgeAll ThingsAccountsFoundationBoundsEmpires Author:Francis Bacon
“"Normal science" means research firmly based upon one or more past scientific achievements, achievements that some particular scientific community acknowledges for a time as supplying the foundation for its further practice.” MeanPastScienceCommunityPracticeParticularNormalAchievementResearchAccountsFoundationAcknowledge Author:Thomas Kuhn
“Science is wonderful at destroying metaphysical answers, but incapable of providing substitute ones. Science takes away foundations without providing a replacement. Whether we want to be there or not, science has put us in the position of having to live without foundations. It was shocking when Nietzsche said this, but today it is commonplace; our historical position-and no end to it is in sight-is that of having to philosophise without 'foundations'.” WantSaidEndsTodayScienceAnswersWonderfulPositionAccountsSightFoundationHistoricalSubstitutesDestroyingProvidingIncapableShockingMetaphysicalCommonplaceReplacementsEnquiry Author:Hilary Putnam