Quotes About Debate

Religious people split into three main groups when faced with science. I shall label them the "know-nothings", the "know-alls", and the "no-contests."

Science is not about consensus, and consensus is not science.

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.

You always need to find the balance in the science, but the balance to talking about evolutionary theory is not to talk about creationism, that's not a balance, that's misleading and it's just wrong.

I don't believe man-made global warming is settled in science enough.

It is not proven, it's not science. It's more of a religion than a science.

Science simply cannot adjudicate the issue of God's possible superintendence of nature.

When a politician says, concerning an issue involving science, that the debate is over, you may be sure the debate is rolling on and not going swimmingly for his side.

Science fiction works best when it stimulates debate.

You can believe what you want religiously. Religion is one thing, but science, provable science, is something else.

Religion deals with beliefs and faith, but science deals with truth and facts.

The only thing what happens in the Houses of Parliament is the debate about foxes, badgers and moles

You can use logic to justify just about anything, that's its power and its flaw.

He could argue a case for anything, but that doesn't change the fact he's wrong most of the time.

Now, evolution is the substance of fossils hoped for, the evidence of links not seen.

Whenever science makes a discovery the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.

Any attempt to list the ten best science fiction novels is doomed to failure.

Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?

Debate is never finished; it can't be, lest democracy be no longer democratic and society be stripped of or forfeit its autonomy. Democracy means that the citizen's task is never complete. Democracy exists through persevering and unyielding citizens' concern. Once that concern is put to sleep, democracy expires.

One cannot exchange ideas with a rational person any more than one can argue with a religious fanatic.

Dad. Jacen. Coruscant. Answers. I don't like it that you can win an argument without using verbs.

The role of religion is to be a challenge to philosophy, not merely an object for examination.

When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.

When arguing with a fool, first make sure the other person isn't doing the same.