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“On the whole, however, the conclusions I have drawn from the proofs quoted may, I believe, safely be relied on. Assuredly they will not be disturbed either by the lays of a poet displaying the exaggeration of his craft, or by the compositions of the chroniclers that are attractive at truth's expense; the subjects they treat of being out of the reach of evidence, and time having robbed most of them of historical value by enthroning them in the region of legend.”

Source: History of Greece

“We shall see that the mathematical treatment of the subject [of electricity] has been greatly developed by writers who express themselves in terms of the 'Two Fluids' theory. Their results, however, have been deduced entirely from data which can be proved by experiment, and which must therefore be true, whether we adopt the theory of two fluids or not. The experimental verification of the mathematical results therefore is no evidence for or against the peculiar doctrines of this theory.”

Has Beens Two Term Results Subjects Theory Evidence Experiments Doctrine Being True Data Mathematical Treatment Peculiar Electricity Fluid Verification

Book:A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

Source: A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

“In science , all conclusions are provisional, subject to new evidence and better arguments, the very antithesis of religious faith.”

Faith Religious Subjects Evidence Argument Conclusion Religious Faith Antithesis

Book:Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown

Source: Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown

“If there is a soul, what is it, and where did it come from, and where does it go? Can anyone who is guided by his reason possibly imagine a soul independent of a body, or the place of its residence, or the character of it, or anything concerning it? If man is justified in any belief or disbelief on any subject, he is warranted in the disbelief in a soul. Not one scrap of evidence exists to prove any such impossible thing.”

Source: Why I Am an Agnostic and Other Essays

“Yes, the natural sciences are telling us a great deal about human origins, the origins of our species the origins of our minds; we're on our way to explaining a large part of it. I'll accept an answer provided only by such means as obtaining and exploring, analyzing and arguing over the evidence - not because of a scribe's myopic view of the subject written 500 years before the birth of Christ!”

“Science is a search for basic truths about the Universe, a search which develops statements that appear to describe how the Universe works, but which are subject to correction, revision, adjustment, or even outright rejection, upon the presentation of better or conflicting evidence.”

Universe Subjects Evidence Statements Rejection Presentation Adjustment Corrections Revision

Author:James Randi

“Neither logic nor scientific evidence supports such a belief. Although spinal manipulation can relieve certain types of back pain, neck pain, and other musculoskeletal symptoms, there is no scientific evidence that it can restore or maintain health. As a result of expressing my opinion on this subject, I have been called a chiropractic heretic.”

Source: Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide

“When a person's religious beliefs cause him to deny the evidence of science, or for whom public policy morphs into a battle with the devil, shouldn't that be a subject for discussion and debate?”

Persons Belief Causes Religious Subjects Policy Battle Devil Evidence Deny Debate Discussion Religious Belief Public Policy

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“Mere opinions, in fact, were as likely to govern people's actions as hard evidence, and were subject to sudden reversals as hard evidence could never be.”

People Hard Facts Action Opinion Subjects Evidence Mere Reversal

Book:Galapagos: A Novel

Source: Galapagos: A Novel

“I spend several years trying to get inside the brain and heart of my subjects, listening to the interior monologues in their letters, and when I have to bridge the chasms between the factual evidence, I try to make an intuitive leap through the eyes and motivation of the person I'm writing about.”

Writing Trying Years Heart Persons Eye Motivation Brain Subjects Listening Evidence Letters Bridges Leap Interiors Intuitive Through The Eyes Factual Monologues Chasms Heart And Brain

Author:Irving Stone

“After nearly 6,000 years of evidence on the subject, one thing stands clear: the people who end up as leaders in any organization, large or small, are often the craziest guys around.”

People Years Ends Guy Leader Clear One Thing Subjects Evidence Organization Craziest

Book:Crazy Bosses: Fully Revised and Updated

Source: Crazy Bosses: Fully Revised and Updated