Science And Reasoning Quotes

“Baptize yourself with the flow of rational thinking and the world is bound to become rational.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Illusion of Religion: A Treatise on Religious Fundamentalism

“Without the basic humane connection, even the expertise of a scientist turns worthless.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Lord is My Sheep: Gospel of Human

“I will say a few words about the connection of love and intellectual honesty. There are several different attitudes that may be adopted towards the spectacle of intolerable suffering. If you are a sadist, you may find pleasure in it; if you are completely detached, you may ignore it; if you are a sentamentalist, you may persuade yourself that it is not as bad as it seems; but if you feel genuine compassion you will try to apprehend the evil truly in order to be able to cure it. The sentimentalist will say that you are coldly intellectual, and that, if you really minded the sufferings of others, you could not be so scientific about them. The sentimentalist will claim to have a tenderer heart than yours, and will show it by letting the suffering continue rather than suffer himself.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

“Science in its truest form is and will always remain compatible with human rights and equality.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Fabric of Humanity

“When scientists are unable to explain a certain phenomenon, it does not prove that the phenomenon belongs in the paranormal domain. It means that we need more data and we need to carry out more analyses. If you ask a five-year old to define calculus, and the kid has no idea what you are talking about, it does not mean that calculus is something supernatural. It means that the kid’s brain needs to grow further in order to comprehend calculus. The same goes for various unexplained phenomena of the world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Lord is My Sheep: Gospel of Human

“I am a scientist, which means, I don't have the luxury to talk nonsense, if it can't pass the test of reasoning, no matter how much it sounds philosophical or spiritual.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Fabric of Humanity

“There's a difference between an open mind and an empty head.”
― Abhijit Naskar, All For Acceptance

“Reincarnation is an ancient myth, nothing more - it is the fairytale of the adults. And as long as it alleviates people's anxiety, it is an acceptable myth, but the moment it becomes an impediment to life, it turns deadly for the individual as well as the society.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Every Generation Needs Caretakers: The Gospel of Patriotism

“It's better to have no science than to have a science without accountability.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Good Scientist: When Science and Service Combine

“Science is a super power, but without a humanitarian heart to guide it in the right direction, it always ends up doing more harm than good.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Gentalist: There's No Social Work, Only Family Work