“In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.” MeanDoeFactsMightWould BeScienceReligionPossibilityEvolutionTomorrowEqualDegreesPhysicsMeritApplesClassroomScientific FactsRotten Apples Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“It is a mystery to me how a theologian can be praised for having brought himself to disbelieve dogmas. I've always thought that those who have brought themselves to believe in dogmas merit the true recognition owing a heroic deed.” BelieveReligionMysteryDeedsTheologyRecognitionMeritHeroicDogmaTheologianOwingHeroic Deeds Book:Half-truths & One-and-a-half Truths: Selected Aphorisms Source: Half-truths & One-and-a-half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
“Grace is not against good works! It simply does not bless on the basis of good works. We receive blessing from God based solely on the merits of His Son--blessings freely given to us in Christ and nowhere else. The completeness that is in Christ mean deliverance from trying to 'be good' and 'do right' in order to be accepted by God.” LifeTryingMeanDoeReligionOrderEvilGivenChristFreedomSinLibertyGraceAcceptanceSonBlessingBasesBe GoodAcceptedMeritWorking ItBlessGood LifeGood WorkDeliveranceCompletenessGod Blessing Author:Richard Jordan
“Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can't be taken on its own merits. It is intellectual bankruptcy.” IfsWayReligionAcceptingTakenIntellectualAtheistIntelligenceMeritCopAssertionBankruptcyChristian AtheistAnti Religion Book:Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist Source: Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist