Michael Shermer Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“The principal barrier to a general acceptance of the monist position is that it is counterintuitive.”

“Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.”

“When alien abductees recount to me their stories, I do not deny that they had a real experience.”

“I always accepted the libertarian position of minimum regulation in the sale and use of firearms because I placed guns under the beneficial rubric of minimal restrictions on individuals.”

“My libertarian beliefs have not always served me well. Like most people who hold strong ideological convictions, I find that, too often, my beliefs trump the scientific facts.”