“The effect of a concept-driven revolution is to explain old things in new ways. The effect of a tool-driven revolution is to discover new things that have to be explained.” WayScienceEffectsRevolutionConceptsEvidenceDiscoveryToolsDrivenNew ThingsNew WaysOld Things Author:Frank Watson Dyson
“Surely what a man does when he is taken off guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is. If there are rats in a cellar, you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats; it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of the provocation does not make me ill tempered; it only shows me what an ill-tempered man I am.” IfsMenWayDoeShowsTakenInspirational LifeEvidenceIllHidingShow MeRatsCellarsProvocationIll Tempered Author:C. S. Lewis
“But having considered everything which has been said, one could by this believe that the earth and not the heavens is so moved, and there is no evidence to the contrary. Nevertheless, this seems prima facie as much, or more, against natural reason as are all or several articles of our faith. Thus, that which I have said by way of diversion (esbatement) in this manner can be valuable to refute and check those who would impugn our faith by argument.” WayBelieveHas BeensSaidReasonSeemsEarthScienceHeavenNaturalEvidenceArgumentMovedValuableContraryChecksArticlesNeverthelessDiversion Author:Nicole Oresme
“Considering the way the prebiotic soup is referred to in so many discussions of the origin of life as an already established reality, it comes as something of a shock to realize that there is absolutely no positive evidence for its existence.” WayRealityRealizingExistenceEvidenceDiscussionShockConsideringSoupOrigin Of Life Book:Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Source: Evolution: A Theory in Crisis
“There's another way to phrase that and that is that the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. It is basically saying the same thing in a different way. Simply because you do not have evidence that something does exist does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn't exist.” WayMeanDoeDifferentEvidenceAbsenceDifferent WaysPhrasesAnother Way Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“The way you talk about yourself and your life-your story-has a great deal to do with what shows up in your day-to-day experience. Your thoughts create filters through which you view your life. If you think of yourself as a Victim, you filter all that happens to you through the lens of DDT, and you find plenty of evidence to support that viewpoint. That's why the orientation you adopt is so important: it exerts a powerful influence on your life direction.” IfsThinkingWayImportantStoriesShowsHappensViewsDealsPowerfulSupportInfluenceEvidenceExperienceVictimPlentyAbout YourselfDay To DayLensesThink Of YouOrientationViewpointsFiltersLife DirectionDdt Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“It is understandable how some people could give way to this kind of pervasive pessimism, but we speak of a gospel which brings good tidings of great joy and this must be reflected in our lives, if we are to be believable especially as we suggest to others that there is, in fact, not only a better way, but also the way. Scriptures that speak of man as a being who "might have joy" have more impact when falling from the lips or pens of men and women whose lives give fresh evidence of the validity of that scripture.” PeopleIfsMenWayGivingKindFactsMightJoyFallSpeakOur LivesEvidenceMen And WomenImpactLipsScripturePensPessimismBetter WaysValidityBelievableGreat JoyTidings Author:Neal A. Maxwell
“To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices.” IfsWayChoicesChallengesPolicyProveEvidenceStartingAcknowledgeGlobal WarmingStarting PointArmageddon Author:Bjorn Lomborg