The problem with intelligent-design theory, is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable. Not … - George Will

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

With competition there is always ego and hubris. . . competition gets in the way of work.

George Will

The problem with intelligent-design theory, is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable. Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet - a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school's science curriculum.

Design, Intelligent, School, Science, Scientific, Tenet

Same Author Quotes

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.

Baseball, Created, Game, Games, Sports

The gap between ideals and actualities, between dreams and achievements, the gap that can spur strong men to increased exertions, but can break the spirit of others -- this gap is the most conspicuous, continuous land mark in American history. It is conspicuous and continuous not because Americans achieve little, but because they dream grandly. The gap is a standing reproach to Americans; but it marks them off as a special and singularly admirable community among the world's peoples.

Continuous, Dream, Marks, Men, Strong

No matter how deeply you distrust the government's judgment, you are too trusting.

Deeply, Distrust, Government, Judgment, Matter

Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics.

American, Enough, Intrude, Low, Lows, Trump

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout 'Bang!'

Bang, Boys, Ducks, Gun, Rubber, Shout