Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's, but apples did not…

Stephen Jay Gould
123 citations
Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's, but apples did not suspend themselves in mid-air, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from apelike ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2010). Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History, p.254, W. W. Norton & Company
Humanity Reflection
28

More Author Quotes

The legends of fieldwork locate all important sites deep in inaccessible jungles inhabited by fierce beasts and restless natives, and surrounded by miasmas of putrefaction and swarms of tsetse flies. … ▶
Skepticism's bad rap arises from the impression that, however necessary the activity, it can only be regarded as a negative removal of false claims. Not so... Proper debunking is done in the interest … ▶
Science simply cannot adjudicate the issue of God's possible superintendence of nature.
The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.
Facts do not 'speak for themselves'; they are read in the light of theory.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes