“[The doctrine of air] I was led into in consequence of inhabiting a house adjoining to a public brewery, where I at first amused myself with making experiments on the fixed air [carbon dioxide] which I found ready made in the process of fermentation . When I removed from that house I was under the necessity of making the fixed air for myself; and one experiment leading to another, as I have distinctly and faithfully noted in my various publications on the subject, I by degrees contrived a convenient apparatus for the purpose, but of the cheapest kind.” FirstsKindMadePurposeFoundHouseProcessAirSubjectsReadyDegreesConsequenceVariousExperimentsDoctrineFixedCarbonConvenientPublicationAmusedCarbon DioxideFermentationBreweries Author:Joseph Priestley
“The modern concept of separation is an argument for a total separation of religion from the state. The consequence of the acceptance of the doctrine leads to the removal of religion as an influence in civil government.” StatesGovernmentChristianReligiousInfluenceModernAcceptanceConceptsConsequenceArgumentSeparationDoctrineRemoval Author:Francis Schaeffer
“[The Freedom of Information Act is] the Taj Mahal of the Doctrine of Unanticipated Consequences, the Sistine Chapel of Cost-Benefit Analysis Ignored.” InformationCostBenefitsConsequenceDoctrineAnalysisIgnoredChapelTaj MahalSistine ChapelMahalCost Benefit Analysis Author:Antonin Scalia
“This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. Forgive us our sins means Let us continue in our iniquity. It is one of the most pernicious of doctrines, and one of the most fruitful sources of immorality. It has been the chief cause of making Christian nations the most immoral of nations. In teaching this doctrine Christ committed a sin for which his death did not atone, and which can never be forgiven. There is no forgiveness of sin. Every cause has its effect; every sinner must suffer the consequences of his sins.” MeanHas BeensChristianSufferingNationsCausesChristSinAtheismTeachingEffectsCrimeSourceConsequenceForgivingCommittedPositive AtheismDoctrineChiefsSinnerForgivenImmoralImmoralityPerniciousPremiumIniquityChristian NationForgiveness Of SinsNo Forgiveness Author:John Remsburg
“The church at the time was much more faithful to reason than Galileo himself, and also took into consideration the ethical and social consequences of Galileo's doctrine. Its verdict against Galileo was rational and just.” ReasonReligionSocialChurchAtheismConsequenceDoctrineRationalFaithfulConsiderationEthicalVerdict Author:Paul Feyerabend