"The moment-of-conception fallacy implies that fertilization is a simple process with never a doubt as to whether it has or has not happened."

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Source : George C. Williams (2014). “The Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues To Plan And Purpose In Nature”, p.159, Basic Books

George C. Williams

#Simple Quotes #Doubt Quotes #Moments Quotes

“When I but hear her sing, I fare Like one that raised, holds his ear To some bright star in the supremest Round; Through which, besides the light that's seen There may be heard, from Heaven within, The rests of Anthems, that the Angels sound.”
“Love is based on inequality as friendship is on equality.”
“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
“Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.”

Source : Byron Nelson, Larry Dennis (1976). “Shape your swing the modern way”, Golf Digest/Tennis
“Your filter bubble is your own personal, unique universe of information that you live in online. What's in your filter bubble depends on who you are, and it depends on what you do. But you don't decide what gets in - and more importantly, you don't see what gets edited out.”

Source : "Beware online 'filter bubbles'". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2011.
“It's a feeling which tells me that any woman can be beautiful in the eyes of a man who loves her.”
“I think that all people, in some way, have privilege in some way shape or form. I have access to things that others don't, so privilege isn't wrong. But as a believer, we kind of bank on that. We have access to the Father, so we bank on that through the Son, so Christ gave us privilege.”
“As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.”

Source : Francesco Guicciardini (1949). “Ricordi”

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