James Lovelock Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
James Lovelock quotes and sayings page 4 (scientist). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 51 we have.
“A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time.”
“I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty.”
“I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen.”
“We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price.”
“This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief.”
“If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels.”
“One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it.”
“What I like about sceptics is that in good science you need critics that make you think: 'Crumbs, have I made a mistake here?' If you don't have that continuously, you really are up the creek. The good sceptics have done a good service, but some of the mad ones I think have not done anyone any favours.”
“Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science. I'm not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It's the one thing you do not ever do. You've got to have standards.”
“There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.”
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