Michael Shermer – 8 Quotes

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8 Quotes by Michael Shermer

 

Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life’s caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.

– 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 logic.

– Michael Shermer


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

– Michael Shermer


Anecdotal thinking comes naturally science requires training.

– Michael Shermer


But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.

– Michael Shermer


But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper.

– Michael Shermer


But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.

– 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.

– Michael Shermer