“I do not support Common Core because there is absolutely no evidence that a big, centralized bureaucracy makes anything better. In fact, there is a lot of evidence to the contrary.” FactsBigsCommonSupportEvidenceContraryCoreBureaucracyCommon Core Author:Carly Fiorina
“The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security. A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.” WorldImportantHelpingValuesNationsUnderstandingDifferencesQualityClearSecurityHappeningsEvidenceImportanceArmyIndependentElectionChinaCoreProceduresQuality Of LifeTransparencyJudicialCore ValuesJudicial System Author:Ai Weiwei
“The nature of Buddhism, as I understand it, is to believe that we are all pure and radiant at our core. And yet we see around us so much evidence that people are not acting from a place of purity and radiance.” PeopleBelieveActingBuddhismPureEvidenceCorePurityRadiantRadiance Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.” PeopleKnowsHumansFaithBeliefSupportEvidenceCoreSkepticismHuman HistoryCore Beliefs Book:Letter to a Christian Nation Source: Letter to a Christian Nation
“After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent folks, the need to ignore evidence of injustice is powerful: To do otherwise would force whites to either push for change (which they would perceive as against their interests) or live consciously as hypocrites who speak of freedom and opportunity but perpetuate a system of inequality.” PeopleNeedsPersonsOpportunitySpeakForceInterestPowerfulEvidenceInjusticeFolksCoreInequalityPerceiveDecentHypocriteUnfairness Book:Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male Source: Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male
“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.” PeopleImportantSometimesFeelingsFaithBeliefStrongFitProtectEvidenceInvestingAtheistDenyAcceptedCoreUncomfortableOpennessVery StrongCognitiveRationalizeDissonanceCognitive DissonanceCore Beliefs Author:Frantz Fanon
“The core of science is not a mathematical modeling--it is intellectual honesty. It is a willingness to have our certainties about the world constrained by good evidence and good argument.” WorldHonestyIntellectualEvidenceArgumentCoreCertaintyMathematicalWillingnessModelingIntellectual Honesty Author:Sam Harris