Steven Weinberg Quotes



Best 9 Quotes by Steven Weinberg

“Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion, should be done and may, in fact, in the end, be our greatest contribution to civilization.”

“In complexity, it is only simplicity that can be interesting.”

“Most scientists I know don't care enough about religion even to call themselves atheists.”

“Science doesn't make it impossible to believe in God, it just makes it possible not to believe in God.”

“The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.”

“This is one of the great social functions of science – to free people from superstition.”

Dreams of a Final Theory Quotes

“All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically.”

Dreams of a Final Theory

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“Sometimes nature seems more beautiful than strictly necessary.”

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Facing Up Quotes

“A physicist friend of mine once said that in facing death, he drew some consolation from the reflection that he would never again have to look up the word 'hermeneutics' in the dictionary.”

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“Every textbook description of a disease should have, in our opinion, a section devoted to its evolutionary aspects. This section should address the following questions:

1. Which aspects of the syndrome are direct manifestations of the disease, and which are actually defenses?

2. If the disease has a genetic component, why do the responsible genes persist?

3. Do novel environmental factors contribute to the disease?”


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