In the long run, it is better to understand the way the world really is rather than how we would like it to be.
Humans are, by nature, pattern-seeking, storytelling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns whether they exist or not. - Michael Shermer
Humans are, by nature, pattern-seeking, storytelling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns whether they exist or not.
- Michael Shermer
Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons. - Michael Shermer
Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons.
Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant. - Michael Shermer
Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training. - Michael Shermer
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.
The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science. - Michael Shermer
The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.
In science , all conclusions are provisional, subject to new evidence and better arguments, the very antithesis of religious faith. - Michael Shermer
In science , all conclusions are provisional, subject to new evidence and better arguments, the very antithesis of religious faith.
Skepticism is not a position; skepticism is an approach to claims, in the same way that science is not a subject but a method. - Michael Shermer
Skepticism is not a position; skepticism is an approach to claims, in the same way that science is not a subject but a method.
... In a free society, skeptics are the watchdogs against irrationalism - the consumer advocates of ideas. Debunking is not simply the divestment of … - Michael Shermer
... In a free society, skeptics are the watchdogs against irrationalism - the consumer advocates of ideas. Debunking is not simply the divestment of …
Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and l… - Michael Shermer
Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and l…
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