Darwin, Charles -- The Descent of Man, Introduction (1871)

Dave — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:09:12 +0000

It has often and confidently been asserted, that man’s origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist
The Descent of Man, Introduction (1871)
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Bierce, Ambrose -- “Religion,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Dave — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:08:20 +0000

RELIGION, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Religion,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
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Originally published in The Devil's Dictionary [A-Z] as Vol. 7 of his Collected Works.

WIST Quotations

Darwin, Charles -- The Descent of Man, Introduction (1871)

Bierce, Ambrose -- “Religion,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)