#evidence

I guess I should say a little bit about my method - I really am a fence sitter. I *loathe* Science and am always keen to attack it in most situations, though not here, because I love Reason and I'm perfectly aware of the difference. I also know what a concept means like Rules of Evidence. I'm not sure that's a concept as widely circulated in these circles as it needs to be - in other words, how *do* you tell shit from shinola? That's very critical. I think reason can only take us a certain distance, and then we have to go with the divine imagination, but with all safety systems fully in operation, or the divine imagination will lead us into complete paranoia. ↗

— Terence McKenna

#paranoia #reason #rules-of-evidence #science #ufos

Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value the may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#science #scientific-theory #inspirational

Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it. ↗

— David Suzuki

#argue #evidence #faced #global #global warming

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's also about politics. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#actually #alien #also #contact #evidence

The same expertise we learned at the autopsy table can be applied to living people who've been shot, battered, or raped. The search for trace evidence is the same. ↗

— Michael Baden

#autopsy #battered #been #evidence #expertise

Gather experience... Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this. ↗

— Clive Barker

#certain #evidence #experience #feeling #gather

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. ↗

— Nathaniel Branden

#generosity #higher #kindness #level #likely

The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#citizens #composed #conspiracy #defendant #eminent

There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. ↗

— James Lovelock

#history #improved #individual #intelligence #little

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. ↗

— George Savile

#evidence #give #little #make #men