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“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H.L. Menchen

“No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.” –Robert A. Heinlein

“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.” – Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish”

“I apologize for writing such a long letter, but I didn’t have time to write a short one.” – Mark Twain

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so” – Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain

“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” – Bertrand Russell

Nobody’s honest. Scientists are not honest. And people usually believe that they are. That makes it worse. By honest I don’t mean that you only tell what’s true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that is required for somebody else who is intelligent to make up their mind.

Leftist think tanks rationalising China's dash for coal as a bureaucratic hiccup.

Doubt is clearly a value in the sciences. Whether it is in other fields is an open question and an uncertain matter.” “…it is very important to doubt and that doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of very great value.

...global spending to fight climate change by environmental groups and other nonprofits reached $8 billion in 2021