186 Quotes by Michael Shermer

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

Plato wove historical fact into literary myth.

Providentially, learned habits can be unlearned, especially in the context of moral groups.

We do not just blindly concede control to authorities; instead we follow the cues provided by our moral communities on how best to behave.

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

The concept of God is generated by a brain designed by evolution to find design in nature (a very recursive idea).

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism.

no such individual would find the Golden Rule surprising in any way because at its base lies the foundation of most human interactions and exchanges and it can be found in countless texts throughout recorded history and from around the world--a testimony to its universality.

So, of course, Gish's presentation was well received, which it would have been the case had he only gotten up and said "praise the Lord" and sat back down.