When it comes to the origin of life there are only two possibilities: creation or spontaneous generation. There is no third way. Spontaneous generation was disproved one hundred years ago, but that leads us to only one other conclusion, that of supernatural creation. We cannot accept that on philosophical grounds; therefore, we choose to believe the impossible: that life arose spontaneously by chance!
Most modern biologists, having reviewed with satisfaction the downfall of the spontaneous generation hypothesis, yet unwilling to accept the alternat… - George Wald
Most modern biologists, having reviewed with satisfaction the downfall of the spontaneous generation hypothesis, yet unwilling to accept the alternat…
- George Wald
I do not want to believe in God. Therefore I choose to believe in that which I know is scientifically impossible, spontaneous generation leading to e… - George Wald
I do not want to believe in God. Therefore I choose to believe in that which I know is scientifically impossible, spontaneous generation leading to e…
It would be a poor thing to be an atom in a universe without physicists, and physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an atom's way of knowing a… - George Wald
It would be a poor thing to be an atom in a universe without physicists, and physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an atom's way of knowing a…
All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side. - George Wald
All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side.
I have lived much of my life among molecules. They are good company. - George Wald
I have lived much of my life among molecules. They are good company.
Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind. - George Wald
Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.
Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are se… - George Wald
Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are se…
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms. - George Wald
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.
Dropping those atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime. - George Wald
Dropping those atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime.
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