Jerry A. Coyne Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “Godâ€.”
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“Harmonizing religion and science makes you seem like an open-minded and reasonable person, while asserting their incompatibility makes enemies and brands you as “militant.†The reason is clear: religion occupies a privileged place in our society. Attacking it is off-limits, although going after other supernatural or paranormal beliefs like ESP, homeopathy, or political worldviews is not. Accommodationism is not meant to defend science, which can stand on its own, but to show that in some way religion can still make credible claims about the world.”
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“Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.”
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“The biogeographic evidence for evolution is now so powerful that I have never seen a creationist book, article, or lecture that has tried to refute it. Creationists simply pretend that the evidence doesn't exist.”
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“These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve.”
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“We are the one creature to whom natural selection has bequeathed a brain complex enough to comprehend the laws that govern the universe. And we should be proud that we are the only species that has figured how we came to be.”
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“You can find religions without creationism, but you never find creationism without religion.”
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“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!”
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“In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.”
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