As many critics of religion have pointed out, the notion of a creator poses an immediate problem of an infinite regress. If God created the universe, what created God? To say that God, by definition, is uncreated simply begs the question. Any being capable of creating a complex world promises to be very complex himself. As the biologist Richard Dawkins has observed repeatedly, the only natural process we know of that could produce a being capable of designing things is evolution.
Sam HarrisStichwörter: reason logic evolution rationale analysis
The expression e=mc2 is the ultimate statement in bounce per ounce.
Nigel S. HeyStichwörter: science logic physics phlosophy
Two wrongs' create an additional problem.
'A wrong' plus 'A right' creates a remorse.
'Two rights' create a solution.
Stichwörter: motivational wisdom reason morality philosophy logic
I'm who i wasn't yesterday and who i won't be tomorrow.
Emmanuel AghadoStichwörter: wisdom philosophy logic
It's completely logical," explained the Dodecahedron. "The more you want, the less you get, and the less you get, the more you have. Simple arithmetic, that's all. Suppose you had something and added something to it. What would that make?"
"More," said Milo quickly.
"Quite correct," he nodded. "Now suppose you had something and added nothing to it. What would you have?"
"The same," he answered again, without much conviction.
"Splendid," cried the Dodecahedron. "And suppose you had something and added less than nothing to it. What would you have then?"
"FAMINE!" roared the anguished Humbug, who suddenly realized that that was exactly what he'd eaten twenty-three bowls of.
Stichwörter: logic arithmetic
I know when something is too important to be decided by logic.
Lisa KleypasStichwörter: love romance decisions logic
The past is behind us unless we fail to learn from it.
L.M. FieldsStichwörter: inspirational truth logic common-sense
The belief that rational and quantifiable disciplines such as science can be used to perfect human society is no less absurd than a belief in magic, angels, and divine intervention.
Chris HedgesStichwörter: science atheism logic rational
In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.
Lin YutangStichwörter: reason philosophy logic common-sense chinese-philosophy
For a Westerner, it is usually sufficient for a proposition to be logically sound. For a Chinese it is not sufficient that a proposition be logically correct, but it must be at the same time in accord with human nature.
Lin YutangStichwörter: reason philosophy human-nature logic chinese-philosophy
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