"The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness."

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Source : "Theeorie analytique des probabilites". Book by Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1812.

Pierre-Simon Laplace

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“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”
“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.”
“I feel most spiritual when I'm out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. [I used to say] I was an atheist. Now I say, it's all according to your definition of God. According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes.”

Source : "Pete Seeger's Session". Beliefnet Interview, www.beliefnet.com. August 2006.
“The permit limits are pretty close to what the reality is.”
“Oh, I donâ€™t mean youâ€™re handsome, not the way people think of handsome. Your face seems kind. But your eyes - theyâ€™re beautiful. Theyâ€™re wild, crazy, like some animal peering out of a forest on fire.”
“If the answers to prayer are merely what God wills all along, then why pray?”

Source : Dan Barker (1992). “Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist”, Freedom from Religion Fndtn
“I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people.”
“hope for the best, prepare for the worst”

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