“I favor a picture which arrives at its destination without the evidence of a trying journey rather than one which shows the marks of battle.” TryingShowsJourneyBattleEvidenceMarkFavorsDestinationFinishing Book:Charles Sheeler: across media Source: Charles Sheeler: across media
“When a person's religious beliefs cause him to deny the evidence of science, or for whom public policy morphs into a battle with the devil, shouldn't that be a subject for discussion and debate?” PersonsBeliefCausesReligiousSubjectsPolicyBattleDevilEvidenceDenyDebateDiscussionReligious BeliefPublic Policy Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“There exists in society a very special class of persons that I have always referred to as the Believers. These are folks who have chosen to accept a certain religion, philosophy, theory, idea or notion and cling to that belief regardless of any evidence that might, for anyone else, bring it into doubt. They are the ones who encourage and support the fanatics and the frauds of any given age. No amount of evidence, no matter how strong, will bring them any enlightenment. They are the sheep who beg to be fleeced and butchered, and who will battle fiercely to preserve their right to be victimized.” PersonsIdeasMatterPhilosophyMightAgeCertainBeliefStrongGivenAcceptingClassSupportDoubtSpecialTheoryAmountBattleEnlightenmentEvidenceNotionFolksBelieverChosenPreservesFraudSheepFanaticsPhilosophy Of ReligionStrong Will Book:The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer Source: The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer
“The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry's mind was in freefall, spinning out of control, unable to grasp the impossiblity, because Fred Weasley could not be dead, the evidence of all his senses must be lying -” WorldMindLyingArmsHorrorBattleEvidenceSilentSensesFallenCastlesSpinningWeasleyFred WeasleySpinning Out Of Control Author:J. K. Rowling