Michael Shermer
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
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.
— Michael Shermer
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.
— Michael Shermer
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally science requires training.
— 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
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