October 19, 2023

Quote of the day - Isaac Asimov - Skepticism

 

"I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I’ll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be."
— Isaac Asimov

(After stating he did definitely not believe in flying saucers, ancient astronauts, Bermuda Triangle, or life after death, he explained what he would believe in. 

From editorial, 'Don’t You Believe?', Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine [18 Jan 1982]).

 


 

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