No Rational Argument Will Have A Rational

Simple Statements Are To Be Prized More Highly Than Less Simple Ones Because They Tell Us More; Because Their Empirical Content Is Greater; And Because They Are Better Testable.

For Myself, I Am Interested In Science And In Philosophy Only Because I Want To Learn Something About The Riddle Of The World In Which We Live, And The Riddle Of Man's Knowledge Of That World. And I Believe That Only A Revival Of Interest In These Riddles Can Save The Sciences And Philosophy From An Obscurantist Faith In The Expert's Special Skill And In His Personal Knowledge And Authority.

We All Remember How Many Religious Wars Were Fought For A Religion Of Love And Gentleness; How Many Bodies Were Burned Alive With The Genuinely Kind Intention Of Saving Souls From The Eternal Fire Of Hell.

What Really Makes Science Grow Is New Ideas, Including False Ideas.

The Attempt To Make Heaven On Earth Invariably Produces Hell.