Steven Weinberg Quotes About Evolution

Quotes about: Evolution

• Even though their arguments did not invoke religion, I think we all know what's behind these arguments. They're trying to protect religious beliefs from contradiction by science. They used to do it by prohibiting teachers from teaching evolution at all; then they wanted to teach intelligent design as an alternative theory; now they want the supposed "weaknesses" in evolution pointed out. But it's all the same program - it's all an attempt to let religious ideas determine what is taught in science courses.

  Steven Weinberg

  Teacher, Religious, Teaching

• Even in the dark times between experimental breakthroughs, there always continues a steady evolution of theoretical ideas, leading almost imperceptibly to changes in previous beliefs.

  Steven Weinberg

  Change, Dark, Science

• You know, our fundamentalist friends dislike the teaching of evolution in schools because of the effect they feel it has on our view of our own special importance, while liberals insist that scientific and spiritual matters can be kept in separate compartments. On this point, I tend to agree with the fundamentalists, though I come to opposite conclusions about teaching evolution because I am convinced it's true.

  Steven Weinberg

  Spiritual, Teaching, School

  Steven Weinberg (2012). “Facing Up”, p.5, Harvard University Press

• Any possible universe could be explained as the work of some sort of designer. Even a universe that is completely chaotic...could be supposed to have been designed by an idiot.

  Steven Weinberg

  Evolution, Idiot, Designer

  "A Designer Universe?". Article by Steven Weinberg, www.physlink.com. April, 1999.

• Journalists generally have no bias toward one cosmological theory or another, but many have a natural preference for excitement.

  Steven Weinberg

  Evolution, Excitement, Natural

  Steven Weinberg (2012). “Facing Up”, p.175, Harvard University Press

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