Author: Michael Shermer

Quotes

I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish, altruistic and helpful.

I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish, altruistic and helpful.

- Michael Shermer

Flawed as they may be, science and the secular Enlightenment values expressed in Western democracies are our best hope for survival.

Flawed as they may be, science and the secular Enlightenment values expressed in Western democracies are our best hope for survival.

- Michael Shermer

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

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

- Michael Shermer

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

- Michael Shermer

Tenure in any department is serious business, because it means, essentially, employment for life.

Tenure in any department is serious business, because it means, essentially, employment for life.

- Michael Shermer

We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.

We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.

- Michael Shermer

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.

- Michael Shermer

No single discovery from any of these fields denotes proof of evolution, but together they reveal that life evolved in a certain sequence by a particular process.

No single discovery from any of these fields denotes proof of evolution, but together they reveal that life evolved in a certain sequence by a particular process.

- Michael Shermer

Mysteries once thought to be supernatural or paranormal happenings - such as astronomical or meteorological events - are incorporated into science once their causes are understood.

Mysteries once thought to be supernatural or paranormal happenings - such as astronomical or meteorological events - are incorporated into science once their causes are understood.

- Michael Shermer

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