“Scientists have long known that Darwinism is false. They have adhered to the myth out of self-interest and a zealous desire to put down God.” LongSelfDesireInterestKnownScientistMythSelf InterestDarwinismZealous Author:Phillip E. Johnson
“Physics has never been a comfortable subject for human psychology. The desire to regard everything outside the human race's purview as insignificant, and everything within that purview as firmly under the control of tribal myth and custom, is as strong today as it was in the time of Galileo.” HumansTodayScienceDesireStrongRacePsychologySubjectsComfortableRegardMythPhysicsHuman RaceCustomsInsignificant Book:The decline and fall of science Source: The decline and fall of science
“Maybe this is all a bit of a myth, a willful desire to give each place its own unique aura. But doesn't any collective belief eventually become a kind of truth? If enough people act as if something is true, isn't it indeed "true," not objectively, but in the sense that it will determine how they will behave? The myth of unique urban character and unique sensibilities in different cities exists because we want it to exist.” PeopleIfsWantGivingKindDifferentEnoughCharacterDesireBeliefBitsCitiesUniqueDetermineMythBehaveCollectivesSensibilityUrbanAuras Author:David Byrne
“That myth--that image of the madonna-mother--has disabled us from knowing that, just as men are more than fathers, women are morethan mothers. It has kept us from hearing their voices when they try to tell us their aspirations . . . kept us from believing that they share with men the desire for achievement, mastery, competence--the desire to do something for themselves.” MenTryingBelieveMotherDesireFatherVoiceKnowingShareAchievementHearingMythAspirationMasteryCompetenceDisabled Author:Lillian B. Rubin