Science is not the affirmation of a set of beliefs but a process of inquiry aimed at building a testable body of knowledge constantly open to rejection or confirmation. In science, knowledge is fluid and certainty fleeting. That is at the heart of its limitations. It is also its greatest strength.
Michael ShermerScience is a set of methods designed to describe and interpret observed or inferred phenomenon, past or present, and aimed at building a testable body of knowledge open to rejection or confirmation.
Michael ShermerHumans are, by nature, pattern-seeking, storytelling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns whether they exist or not.
Michael ShermerMachine intelligence of a human nature could be a century away, and immortality is at least a millennium away, if not unattainable altogether.
Michael ShermerThe whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.
Michael Shermer