Michael Shermer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Mysteries once thought to be supernatural or paranormal happenings - such as astronomical or meteorological events - are incorporated into science once their causes are understood.”

“The case for exploiting animals for food, clothing and entertainment often relies on our superior intelligence, language and self-awareness: the rights of the superior being trump those of the inferior.”

“When religious believers invoke miracles and acts of creation ex nihilo, that is the end of the search for them, whereas for scientists, the identification of such mysteries is only the beginning. Science picks up where theology leaves off.”

“Mammals are sentient beings that want to live and are afraid to die. Evolution vouchsafed us all with an instinct to survive, reproduce and flourish.”

“For solving a surprisingly large and varied number of problems, crowds are smarter than individuals.”

“The reason is that in a group, individual errors on either side of the true figure cancel each other out.”

“You have to know evolution to understand the natural world. And that cannot be a threat to people of faith. There's a serious problem if you are forced by your faith to reject the most well-supported theory in all of science.”

“Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.”

“Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it.”

“We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.”