“It is difficult even to attach a precise meaning to the term "scientific truth." So different is the meaning of the word "truth" according to whether we are dealing with a fact of experience, a mathematical proposition or a scientific theory. "Religious truth" conveys nothing clear to me at all.” DifferentFactsScienceDifficultTermReligiousClearTheoryMathematicalPrecisePropositionsScientific TheoryScientific TruthReligious Truth Book:Essays in Science Source: Essays in Science
“People don't show up here (at the courtroom) because they believe evolution is bad science. They show up because they believe that if they accept evolution, then they are abandoning their religious beliefs. They see it as an either/or proposition: Either evolution happened, or God loves you.” PeopleIfsBelieveShowsBeliefReligiousAcceptingHappenedLove YouEvolutionGod LovePropositionsReligious BeliefCourtroomGod Loves YouEither Or Author:Eugenie Scott
“The graphic emphasis placed on those first lines is rather hard to square with the proposition that the monument expresses no particular religious preference.” FirstsHardReligiousLinesAtheismParticularPositive AtheismSquaresPropositionsEmphasisPreferenceMonumentGraphic Author:John Paul Stevens
“I have experienced racism in this country. My children have experienced racism in this country. I wouldn't say America is against me. It is not an either/or proposition. But there are some people who hold fast to certain religious beliefs.” PeopleChildrenCountryAmericaCertainBeliefReligiousRacismMy ChildrenPropositionsReligious BeliefHold FastEither Or Author:James Peterson
“It is a mistake to believe that science consists in nothing but conclusively proved propositions, and it is unjust to demand that it should. It is a demand made by those who feel a craving for authority in some form to replace the religious catechism by something else, even a scientific one.” FeelsShouldBelieveMadeFormScienceReligiousMistakeDemandAuthorityUnjustPropositionsCravingCatechism Book:Gen Intro Psycho Source: Gen Intro Psycho