“If we choose a weak and foolish speculation as a primary textbook illustration (falsely assuming that the tale possesses a weight of history and a sanction of evidence), then we are in for trouble - as critics properly nail the particular weakness, and then assume that the whole theory must be in danger if supporters choose such a fatuous case as a primary illustration.” IfsWholeCasesTroubleDangerParticularTheoryWeaknessEvidenceWeakWeightAssumingCriticsFoolishTalesPrimariesNailsSupporterSpeculationSanctionsTextbooksIllustration Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History
“One of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence” WorldBeliefCausesTroubleEvidenceDoctrineAdequateDogmatic Book:Man's Peril, 1954-55 Source: Man's Peril, 1954-55
“If God has called you, the more they block your way, the more that trouble and temptation, the more God's love is provoked. Each attempt to stop you asks for more evidence from God.” IfsWayAsksLove IsTroubleEvidenceBlockTemptationGod's LoveProvoked Author:T. B. Joshua
“Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright. My own private theory is that stammerers have so many ideas swirling around their brains at once that they can't get them all out, though I haven't found any scientific evidence to back that up.” ThinkingIdeasDifferentFoundMy OwnBrainTroubleHavensTheoryEvidenceLettersSentencesStutteringScientific EvidenceStammering Author:Bob Newhart
“...but then the general trouble with ignorance is always that the ignorant person has no idea that that's what they are. You can be ignorant and stupid and go through your whole life without ever encountering any evidence against the hypothesis that you're a genius.” PersonsIdeasWholeTroubleStupidIgnoranceGeniusEvidenceWhole LifeIgnorantNo IdeaHypothesisIgnorant Person Author:Louis de Bernieres
“A religion is a source of happiness and I would not deprive anyone of happiness. But it is a comfort appropriate for the weak, not for the strong--and you are strong. The great trouble with religion--any religion--is that the religionist, having accepted certain propositions by faith, cannot thereafter judge these propositions by evidence. One may bask at the warm fire of faith or choose to live in the bleak uncertainty of reason--but one cannot have both.” MayReasonCertainReligionStrongFireTroubleJudgingSourceComfortEvidenceWeakWarmAcceptedUncertaintyAppropriatePropositionsBleakSource Of Happiness Author:Robert A. Heinlein