Steve

Steve’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (330)
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popular_science‎ (37)
history‎ (24)

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myth‎ (2)
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self-help‎ (2)
finance‎ (1)
short_stories‎ (1)

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Steve’s Quotes

“Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.”
― Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

tags: science, superstition

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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”
― Galileo Galilei, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

tags: bible, christianity, evolution, science

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“The president of the United States has claimed, on more than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive.”
― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

tags: george-w-bush, god, religion

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