"A certain kind of methodologically-minded philosopher of science is quick to read off metaphysical conclusions from features of scientific practice. Chemists don't derive their laws from fundamental physics, so reductive physicalism must be false. Biologists refer to natural numbers in some of their explanations, so numbers must exist. I think that this kind of thing makes for bad philosophy."

-- David Papineau

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“The poet must work with brush and paper,but this is not what makes the poem. A man does not go in search of a poem - the poem comes in search of him.”
“An artist usually has no friends except other artists, and usually they do not like his work.”
“We shall say without hesitation that the atheist who is moved by love is moved by the Spirit of God; an atheist who lives by love is saved by his faith in the God whose existence (under that name) he denies.”

Source : William Temple (1965). “Daily readings”
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.”
“Abortion is a blessing.”
“Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.”

Source : Said after studying the Ptolemaic system (attributed)
“my love isn't a weapon, it's a lifeline, reach out and take hold, and don't let go!”

Source : Francine Rivers (2013). “Redeeming Love”, p.292, Lion Fiction
“It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.”

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