“Reason bases its decisions on evidence available to everyone, and allows people to disagree when evidence is lacking. Religion will never do that.” PeopleReasonDecisionAtheismEvidenceBasesAvailableDisagreeLacking Author:Richard Carrier
“Dilbert: You joined the "Flat Earth Society?" Dogbert: I believe the earth must be flat. There is no good evidence to support the so-called "round earth theory." Dilbert: I think Christopher Columbus would disagree. Dogbert: How convenient that your best witness is dead.” ThinkingBelieveEarthScienceI BelieveSupportTheoryEvidenceRoundsWitnessFlatsDisagreeConvenientColumbusDilbertRound Earth Author:Scott Adams
“Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.” IfsShowsJudgingPoliticianEvidenceThings To DoRight ThingDisagree Author:Michael Marmot
“Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.” ThinkingChildrenEducationTeachEvidenceAtheistYour ChildrenDisagreeCritical ThinkingEvaluateIndoctrinationTeaching Children Book:The God Delusion Source: The God Delusion
“When two men of science disagree, they do not invoke the secular arm; they wait for further evidence to decide the issue, because, as men of science, they know that neither is infallible. But when two theologians differ, since there is no criteria to which either can appeal, there is nothing for it but mutual hatred and an open or covert appeal to force.” KnowsMenTwoReligionForceWaitingIssuesAtheismArmsEvidenceHatredAppealsMutualDisagreeSecularTheologianCriteriaInfallibleInvokeCovertTwo Religions Book:Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects Source: Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
“We feel a deep pleasure from realizing that we believe something in common with our friends, and different from most people. We feel an even deeper pleasure letting everyone know of this fact. This feeling is EVIL. Learn to see it in yourself, and then learn to be horrified by how thoroughly it can poison your mind. Yes evidence may at times force you to disagree with a majority, and your friends may have correlated exposure to that evidence, but take no pleasure when you and your associates disagree with others; that is the road to rationality ruin.” PeopleKnowsFeelsMindBelieveMayDifferentFactsFeelingsEvilForceRealizingPleasureCommonEvidenceMajorityDeeperRuinsPoisonDisagreeAssociatesRationalityExposure Author:Robin Hanson
“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) new Summary for Policymakers is a political document that downplays assessments of uncertainty from the scientific reports. It omits much contrary evidence. In several cases, it even disagrees with the reports on which it is based.” PoliticalCasesEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeContraryUncertaintyReportsGlobal WarmingDisagreeDocumentsAssessmentSummary Author:Steven F. Hayward