We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge.
Tag: George F. Will
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The problem with intelligent design theory is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable: Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is not a testable hypothesis. Hence it is not a scientific but a creedal tenet–a matter of faith, unsuited to a public school?s curriculum.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.
We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.