Empirical Quotes

Empirical Quote of the day

There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

We would be in a nasty position indeed if empirical science were the only kind of science possible.

I'm all for empowerment and education, but the empirical evidence is that it doesn't work. That's why I say make it easy.

To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

The really important thing is learning how to sceptically question and rely on empirical evidence.

As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.

There is empirical evidence that leading brands that keep investing during recessions gain share.

God loves atheists. The former ones make the most compelling theists because they're so empirically familiar with how atheists think.

There is still zero empirical evidence that anthropogenic production of CO2 is making any measurable contribution to the world's present warming trend.

It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so much empirical evidence.

We need science. We need empirical evidence. We can't just use mathematical reasoning to deduce the nature of the world.

Empirical proof doesn't drive progress. Progress is driven by curiosity, something we all have built into us. Empirical proof is a safety net for those uncomfortable with the unknown.