The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINOne man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
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It’s an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
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To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy – and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
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Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
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When a place gets crowded enough to require ID’s, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere.
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By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.
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One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.
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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
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