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“He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool; since the most absurd doctrines are not without such evidence as martyrdom can produce. A martyr, therefore, by the mere act of suffering, can prove nothing but his own faith.”

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Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“There can be no question of masking the evidence, of suppressing the absurd by denying one of the terms of its equation. It is essential to know whether one can live with it or whether, on the other hand, logic commands one to die of it.”

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Book:The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

“In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd.”

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Book:An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus

Source: An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus

“In some ways it is absurd for me to assert, counter to evidence, that I have not been writing.”

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Author:Shirley Geok-lin Lim

“It is preposterous to believe that the Russians had any effect on the outcome of voting in America. It's absurd. There is no evidence.”

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Author:Rush Limbaugh

“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.”

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Author:Bertrand Russell

“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widely spread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.”

“The joy is an absurd yellow tulip, popping up in my life, contradicting all the evidence that shows it should not be there.”

Should Shows Joy Evidence Absurd Yellow Contradicting Popping

Book:Madness: A Bipolar Life

Source: Madness: A Bipolar Life

“That the great majority of those who leave school should have some idea of the kind of evidence required to substantiate given types of belief does not seem unreasonable. Nor is it absurd to expect that they should go forth with a lively interest in the ways in which knowledge is improved and a marked distaste for all conclusions reached in disharmony with the methods of scientific inquiry.”

Source: The Middle Works, 1899-1924: 1910-1911

“In my view, our approach to global warming exemplifies everything that is wrong with our approach to the environment. We are basing our decisions on speculation, not evidence. Proponents are pressing their views with more PR than scientific data. Indeed, we have allowed the whole issue to be politicized-red vs blue, Republican vs Democrat. This is in my view absurd. Data aren't political. Data are data. Politics leads you in the direction of a belief. Data, if you follow them, lead you to truth.”

Ifs Whole Political Belief Decision Views Issues Environment Republican Approach Evidence Red Blue Democrat Climate Change Absurd Data Global Warming Speculation

Author:Michael Crichton

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