They know that it is human nature to take up causes whereby a man may oppress his neighbor, no matter how unjustly... Hence they have had no trouble in finding men who would preach the damnability and heresy of the…

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The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still...

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still...

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is...

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is...

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created...

And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created...

Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which...

Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes ... We...

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes ... We...

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning...

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning...

Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons...

Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons...

I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the...

I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...

Doubt is the father of invention.

Doubt is the father of invention.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with...

Atheism is a requirement for a complete human being. Religion is a crutch that is...

Atheism is a requirement for a complete human being. Religion is a crutch that is...

I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you...

I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you...

If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we...

If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we...

There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled....

There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled....