The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

The really fascinating thing about research is the new science, but to get to it, you have to get past that first level.

The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them — the sense that we have a monopoly on the truth; that those other people who believe in all these stupid doctrines are morons; that if you're sensible, you'll listen to us; and if not, to hell with you. This is nonconstructive. It does not get our message across. It condemns us to permanent minority status.

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself.

Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.