Share your favorite science quotations

[1rreducibly Complex]

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[Abaxvahl]

"Sacred Scripture is an Encyclopædia of all the sciences. Here is Natural Philosophy, because all the causes of all creatures are in God, the Creator. Here is Moral Philosophy, because a good and honest life is derived from no other source than the love of God and our neighbour as they ought to be loved. Here is Logic, because Truth and the Light of the rational soul are God. Here is Political Science, for a really flourishing State can neither be founded nor preserved except upon the foundation, and by the bond of faith, and firm concord, when the common good of all is loved: that is to say, when God is loved above all things, and when men love one another in Him, and for His sake."

— St. Augustine

[Note: natural philosophy here includes all of what people now simply call "science."]

 

[Tanj]

"You are proof that my theories have all been wrong...I am a scientist. When I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it's as exciting as if they were correct."

Nyan, Stargate SG-1

 

[sjastro]

"We hereby name the drug developed for restless cats Moggydon."

(Some deluded scientist circa 1995).

 

[jayem]

Two favorites of mine:

The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered.

—Robert G. Ingersoll


On ne doit rien craindre dans la vie—il suffit de comprendre.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.

—Marie Curie

 

[essentialsaltes]

When people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together. --Isaac Asimov

 

[durangodawood]

Not sure I agree. Science seems quite potent and capable without religion.

Also, Einsteins view of proper religion doesnt allow for many of the factual claims that traditional views of religion depend on. He says:

"For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion, on the other hand, deals only with evaluations of human thought and action: it cannot justifiably speak of facts and relationships between facts."

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Not sure I agree. Science seems quite potent and capable without religion.

Also, Einstein view of proper religion doesnt allow for many of the factual claims that traditional views of religion depend on. He says:

"For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion, on the other hand, deals only with evaluations of human thought and action: it cannot justifiably speak of facts and relationships between facts."

Given the scathing comments Einstein made elsewhere about theistic religions and the afterlife, I suspect that by 'religion' he meant our moral and spiritual inclinations.

 

[Strathos]

"The Bible knows nothing about physics, and physics knows nothing about God." - Georges Lemaitre

 

[1rreducibly Complex]

Not sure I agree. Science seems quite potent and capable without religion.

Also, Einsteins view of proper religion doesnt allow for many of the factual claims that traditional views of religion depend on. He says:

"For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion, on the other hand, deals only with evaluations of human thought and action: it cannot justifiably speak of facts and relationships between facts."

 

[durangodawood]

Yes.....and?

 

[keith99]

Between Mars and Jupiter I place a planet.

The dose makes the poison.

 

[1rreducibly Complex]

Yes.....and?

If you can read it carefully.

It explains how cutting edge and innovative, christian morality and humanitarian efforts to help the poor, are from a historical perspective.

Vast contributions made to the world by christian morality usually go unacknowledged.

Luckily for us, Einstein recognizes said contributions and knows science would be lame without them.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Not sure I agree. Science seems quite potent and capable without religion.

Also, Einsteins view of proper religion doesnt allow for many of the factual claims that traditional views of religion depend on. He says:

"For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion, on the other hand, deals only with evaluations of human thought and action: it cannot justifiably speak of facts and relationships between facts."

That quote is taken out of context. In that sentence he does not mean "religion" as it is used by most people. If one read the entire essay that it came from it would be clear that he was talking more about a sense of purpose and right and wrong when he said "religion" rather than a belief in any god, which he thought was extremely unreasonable. Here is a link to the second page of the essay where the quote can be found:

Science and Religion

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

If you can read it carefully.

It explains how cutting edge and innovative, christian morality and humanitarian efforts to help the poor, are from a historical perspective.

Vast contributions made to the world by christian morality usually go unacknowledged.

Luckily for us, Einstein recognizes said contributions and knows science would be lame without them.

But that's not science though. That's got nothing to do with science.

Also, I think you need to really explain what you mean by science quotes: do you means about science from anyone, or quotes from science, thus from scientists?

 

[1rreducibly Complex]

But that's not science though. That's got nothing to do with science.

Social science - Wikipedia

Also, I think you need to really explain what you mean by science quotes: do you means about science from anyone, or quotes from science, thus from scientists?

Anything people think is good & would like to share is fine by me.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Social science - Wikipedia

This is the physical and life sciences forum, not the social sciences, so that kind of fails all ready.

Anything people think is good & would like to share is fine by me.

All right then:
Anyone who thinks that science is in a competition with religion are doomed to lose out on both - Warden of the Storm.

 

[pitabread]

Evolution is not a theory in crisis. It is not teetering on the verge of collapse. It has not failed as a scientific explanation. There is evidence for evolution, gobs and gobs of it. It is not just speculation or a faith choice or an assumption or a religion. It is a productive framework for lots of biological research, and it has amazing explanatory power. There is no conspiracy to hide the truth about the failure of evolution. There has really been no failure of evolution as a scientific theory. It works, and it works well.

- Todd Wood, Young-Earth Creationist

The truth about evolution​

 

[durangodawood]

If you can read it carefully.

It explains how cutting edge and innovative, christian morality and humanitarian efforts to help the poor, are from a historical perspective.

Vast contributions made to the world by christian morality usually go unacknowledged.

Luckily for us, Einstein recognizes said contributions and knows science would be lame without them.

I dont think youve shown that the moral evolution of the Jews is necessary for scientific endeavor to be robust.

(I have been convinced for some time that the Bible records the valuable moral progress of a people. But I'm dismayed at how many Christians think that progress was meant to end with the epistles of Paul.)

 

[tas8831]

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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

― Issac Asimov