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Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.


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If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.

If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.



If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.

If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.



Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.



We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!

We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!



In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.



Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.

Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.



Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.

Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.



Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.

Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.



We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.

We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.



All scientific progress requires a climate of strong skepticism.

All scientific progress requires a climate of strong skepticism.





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