“Man’s unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist.”
Academician Prokhor Zakharov, Alpha Centauri
Ah. I see what my mistake was now. It was just a recommendation by AngryParsley. It wasn’t anything official. As I’m still something of a newbie here, I figured it was said by someone with a bit more clout.
“Man’s unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist.” Academician Prokhor Zakharov, Alpha Centauri
Wasn’t a temporary moratorium called on smac quotes recently? I have to admit this was one of my favourites from it though.
Oops. I didn’t see anything about a moratorium.
Ah. I see what my mistake was now. It was just a recommendation by AngryParsley. It wasn’t anything official. As I’m still something of a newbie here, I figured it was said by someone with a bit more clout.