From the fact that E is evidence for T and the fact that T entails M, it doesn't follow that E is evidence for M.

The big picture, I think, is that common ancestry is evidentially prior to natural selection in Darwin's theory and in contemporary evolutionary biology as well.

Deism claims that God creates the universe and the laws of nature and then is hands-off, with everything that subsequently happens in nature being due to natural processes.

Earlier attempts to show that simpler theories always have higher prior probabilities have failed, but there is a restricted circumstance in which the claim is right.

I think that the existence of Beethoven is remarkable, but I do not bristle at the suggestion that this event had a low probability given the initial state of the universe.

Biologists now pretty universally regard vitalism as a vestige of a bygone age.

When one theory is simpler than its competitor, this fact is relevant to saying what the world is like.

In many contexts, simplicity is not an aesthetic frill.

Scientists often seek predictively accurate models, rather than models that are true.

Our own species evolved under the influence of group selection, as Darwin emphasized when he discussed the evolution of altruism.

"Tiger is a natural kind" and "Tiger is a historical particular" are incompatible with each other, and evolutionary biology provides a reason for favoring the latter over the former.

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.

Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.

The thought of dancing scared me. A lot. Because I have absolutely no aptitude for it.

The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.

PACs corrupt the system. They handle vast amounts of money and the money corrupts.

The bottom line is, what defines you isn't how many times you crash, but the number of times you get back on the bike. As long as it's one more. you're all good.

Having Messi in the team guarantees everything. He doesn't just score, he gives assists, and he works and wins the ball. He is the best player in the world.

The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.

I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.

There is far too much talk of love and grief benumbing the faculties, turning the hair gray, and destroying a man's interest in his work. Grief has made many a man look younger.