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A. C. Grayling
(3 Apr 1949 - )
British philosopher and writer who has authored about 30 books, including The Meaning of Things (2001), which was based on a series of weekly columns he wrote for The Guardian newspaper (1999-2000).
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Science Quotes by A. C. Grayling (4 quotes)
I am putting together a secular bible. My Genesis is when the apple falls on Newton's head.
— A. C. Grayling
Quoted in interview by Tim Adams, 'This much I know: A.C. Grayling', The Observer (4 Jul 2009).
I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.
— A. C. Grayling
Quoted in interview by Tim Adams, 'This much I know: A.C. Grayling', The Observer (4 Jul 2009).
Misuse of reason might yet return the world to pre-technological night; plenty of religious zealots hunger for just such a result, and are happy to use the latest technology to effect it.
— A. C. Grayling
The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century (2006).
Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.
— A. C. Grayling
Quoted in interview by Tim Adams, 'This much I know: A.C. Grayling', The Observer (4 Jul 2009).
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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