“Hitherto the principle of causality was universally accepted as an indispensable postulate of scientific research, but now we are told by some physicists that it must be thrown overboard. The fact that such an extraordinary opinion should be expressed in responsible scientific quarters is widely taken to be significant of the all-round unreliability of human knowledge. This indeed is a very serious situation.” ShouldHumansFactsScienceResponsibilitySituationOpinionPrinciplesKnowledgeTakenAcceptanceSeriousResearchResponsibleExtraordinaryRoundsAcceptedSignificantThrownQuartersIndispensablePhysicistScientific ResearchHuman KnowledgeCausalityOverboardUnreliability Book:The new science: 3 complete works: Where is science going? The universe in the light of modern physics; The philosophy of physics Source: The new science: 3 complete works: Where is science going? The universe in the light of modern physics; The philosophy of physics
“Anybody is qualified, according to everybody, for giving opinions upon poetry. It is not so in chemistry and mathematics. Nor is it so, I believe, in whist and the polka. But then these are more serious things.” GivingBelieveI BelieveOpinionSeriousMathematicsI Believe InChemistryQualifiedSerious ThingsPolka Author:Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Insofar as theology is an attempt to define and clarify intellectual positions, it is apt to lead to discussion, to differences of opinion, even to controversy, and hence to be divisive. And this has had a strong tendency to dampen serious discussion of theological issues in most groups, and hence to strengthen the general anti-intellectual bias.” StrongDifferencesChristianityOpinionIssuesGroupsPositionSeriousIntellectualTheologyTendenciesDiscussionBiasControversyTheologicalDifferences Of Opinion Author:Bill Vaughan
“What worries me, especially, is that public opinion over here is patting itself on the back every morning and thanking God for theAtlantic Ocean (and the Pacific Ocean). We greatly underestimate the serious implications to our own future.... Things move with such terrific speed these days, that it is really essential to us to think in broader terms and, in effect, to warn the American people that they, too, should think of possible ultimate results in Europe and the Far East.” PeopleThinkingShouldWarMovingTermResultsOpinionMorningWorryEffectsSeriousEssentialsOceanEuropeUltimateSpeedEastThese DaysThank GodEvery MorningUnderestimatePublic OpinionTerrificImplicationsPacificNeutralityPacific Ocean Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“You have to be careful with fans, they'll turn on you. They turn quick. Twitter can go dark fast. If you talk about something serious on Twitter, you better be ready. If you try to pull out real facts or talk about political opinions or something religious, forget it. Like if people asked me who I was voting for, you couldn't touch that one.” PeopleIfsTryingRealFactsPoliticalTurnsReligiousDarkForgetOpinionFansSeriousReadyCarefulVotingBe CarefulForget ItTurn-onPolitical Opinions Author:Bruce Campbell
“Two Drink Mike enjoys dancing and knows a magic trick. Whereas, No Drink Mike enjoys biographies, and has serious opinions on wildlife. And Five Drink Mike... dances with wildlife.” KnowsTwoHumorFunnyEnjoyOpinionFiveMagicSeriousDrinkDancingTricksBiographiesMikeWildlifeMagic Tricks Author:Mike Birbiglia
“I am, first of all, a Christian and, secondly, a person with very very serious personal opinion, so I'm motivated by many many things and, certainly, not by the need or desire to satisfy other people's ideas of who I am.” PeopleNeedsFirstsPersonsIdeasChristianDesireOpinionSeriousWho I AmMotivatedPersonal Opinions Author:Ken Hensley
“I seldom get self-righteous, and even when I am being impolite (almost always on purpose - there's an art to insulting people, too), I tend to try to not be too serious about it. And most of the time it means that I can take criticism constructively, and sometimes just change my opinion on the fly and laugh at myself over having turned on a dime.” PeopleTryingMeanArtI CanSelfSometimesPurposeOpinionLaughingSeriousCriticismRighteousInsultingDimesSelf Righteous Author:Linus Torvalds