John Arbuthnot Quotes

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

In my schooling through high school, I excelled mainly in chemistry, physics and mathematics.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

In some parts of life, like mathematics and science, yeah, I was a genius. I would top all the top scores you could ever measure it by.

Mathematics seems to endow one with something like a new sense.

In the enfranchised mind of the scientific naturalist, the usual feelings of repugnance simply do not exist. Curiosity conquers prejudice.

The more people are exposed to science, the more we will move away from superstition.

The beauty of science hugely outranks the charms of superstition.

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

I possess a strong sense of reason.

As a Humanist, I love science. I hate superstition, which could never have given us A-bombs.

There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance.

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.

The true knowledge or science which exists nowhere but in the mind itself, has no other entity at all besides intelligibility; and therefore whatsoever is clearly intelligible, is absolutely true.

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.

Thinking clearly and effectively is the greatest asset of any human being.

If you're an adult and you choose not to believe in science, fine, but please don't prevent your children from learning about it and letting them draw their own conclusions.

Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president.