Lawrence M. Krauss Quotes About Understanding

Quotes about: Understanding

• The lack of understanding of something is not evidence for God. It's evidence of a lack of understanding.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Understanding, Religion, Atheism

  "Is There Evidence for God?". The Craig-Krauss Debate, www.reasonablefaith.org. March 2011.

• Science has been effective at furthering our understanding of nature because the scientific ethos is based on three key principles: (1) follow the evidence wherever it leads; (2) if one has a theory, one needs to be willing to try to prove it wrong as much as one tries to prove that it is right; (3) the ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Keys, Ethos, Common Sense

  Lawrence M. Krauss (2012). “A Universe From Nothing”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

• Metaphysical speculation is independent of the physical validity of the Big Bang itself and is irrelevant to our understanding of it.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Independent, Understanding, Bangs

  Lawrence M. Krauss (2012). “A Universe From Nothing”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

• Science is not just there for technology. It's part of what addressing who you are in the universe and understanding your place in the cosmos. Good art, good literature, good music - all of that is for that and science is a part of it.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Art, Technology, Understanding

  "Making science interesting. Lawrence Krauss discusses what happens to scientific literacy". "The 7.30 Report" with Leigh Sales, www.abc.net.au. June 29, 2015.

• Empirical explorations ultimately change our understanding of which questions are important and fruitful and which are not.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Understanding, Important, Exploration

  "The Consolation of Philosophy". www.scientificamerican.com. April 27, 2012.

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