Jamie Hyneman Quotes

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure.

Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?' That's an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that's presented in front of you.

[Logic and philosophy] were of no use, in the church or the state, in the cloister or the court, in peace or war, at home or abroad or anywhere but in the schools

True science teaches, above all, to doubt

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them.

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

I love researching. That's one of my favorite parts about school.

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

I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.

The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.

The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense.

Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.

Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

Be Skeptical, but learn to listen.

Science is not a thing. It's a verb. It's a way of thinking about things. It's a way of looking for natural explanations for all phenomena.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive.

By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.