"No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy."

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Source : Hilary Putnam (1987). “The many faces of realism”, Open Court Pub Co

Hilary Putnam

#Believe Quotes #Should Quotes #Controversy Quotes

“I will leave no memoirs.”
“Various polls have indicated that approximately 10% of Americans (25 million people) have seen them at close range so that details of the structure of the object can be discerned.”

Source : Steven M. Greer (1999). “Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence and Implications”, Crossing Point Incorporated
“People should support equality because of their religion not despite it. These are the values that openness, inclusion, diversity promote. And they're directly opposed to the kind of enforced closet of certain interpretations of religion.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“"If you look at the river in that fashion you will be likely to bathe in it soon," cried Rozier. "Some fire, my dear friend, some fire!"”
“When did we see each other face-to-face? Not until you saw into my cracks and I saw into yours. Before that, we were just looking at ideas of each other, like looking at your window shade but never seeing inside. But once the vessel cracks, the light can get in. The light can get out.”
“Nobody's sex life is such that every experience is a ten. You may have to be satisfied with regular eights or sixes and even an occasional three.”

Source : Kevin Leman (2010). “Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage”, p.10, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“Physics depends on a universe infinitely centred on an equals sign.”
“I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.”

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