“ Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. ”
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“ One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time. ”
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“ But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. ”
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“ All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. ”
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“ Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. ”
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“ But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. ”
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“ Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense. ”
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“ A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. ”
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“ You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe. ”
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“ Anyone who's ever significantly changed the course of humanity has either been a Crackpot, a Heretic, or a Dissident. In the case of Albert Einstein, he was all three! ”
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“ It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese. ”
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“ For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who are we? What are we? We find that we inhabit an insignificant planet of a hum-drum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are. ”
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“ Anyone who's ever significantly changed the course of humanity has either been a Crackpot, a Heretic, or a Dissident. In the case of Albert Einstein, he was all three! ”
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“ A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. ”
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“ Anyone who's ever significantly changed the course of humanity has either been a Crackpot, a Heretic, or a Dissident. In the case of Albert Einstein, he was all three! ”
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“ A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. ”
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“ Anyone who's ever significantly changed the course of humanity has either been a Crackpot, a Heretic, or a Dissident. In the case of Albert Einstein, he was all three! ”
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“ For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who are we? What are we? We find that we inhabit an insignificant planet of a hum-drum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are. ”
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“ All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. ”
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“ It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese. ”
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“ The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent. ”
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“ There is today — in a time when old beliefs are withering — a kind of philosophical hunger, a need to know who we are and how we got here. It is an on-going search, often unconscious, for a cosmic perspective for humanity. ”
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“ You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe. ”
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“ Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense. ”
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