“Belief isn’t based on facts, as facts are proven by the 5 senses, if it was it would be, Knowing.”

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Last update Aug. 12, 2021. History

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“It has nothing to do with belief. It's a fact. It's the truth! As a scientist, I know it's true because science is based on skepticism. We consider all possibilities equally and decide on facts based on what stands up to empirical evidence. Which is how I know that you gomers are absolutely and totally wrong.”

Orl Unho (1976)

Sex Ed (2005)

“No matter which comes first, the facts or the theory, the question to be addressed is the extent to which the theory is borne out by the facts. The strongest possible claim would be that the theory can be logically derived from the facts. That is, given the facts, the theory can be proven as a consequence of them. This strong claim cannot be substantiated.”

Alan Chalmers book What Is This Thing Called Science?

Source: What Is This Thing Called Science? (Third Edition; 1999), Chapter 4, Deriving theories from facts: induction, p. 41.

“Never assume that any fact is useless until it is so proven.”

James Blish (1921–1975) American author

Source: Short fiction, Midsummer Century (1972), Chapter 9 (p. 62)

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“Beliefs do not change facts. Facts, if one is rational, should change beliefs.”

Ricky Gervais (1961) English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter

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“What will you gain by knowing facts? —I would rather know the principles than facts. Because facts are changeable like the wind and can’t be relied upon!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

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“My belief is based on the fact that string theory is the first science in hundreds of years to be pursued in pre-Baconian fashion, without any adequate experimental guidance.”

Philip Warren Anderson (1923) American physicist

[New York Times, 2005-01-04, God (or Not), Physics and, of Course, Love: Scientists Take a Leap, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/science/04edgehed.html?pagewanted=3&ei=5090&en=ce9bddb9581db4d9&ex=1262581200&partner=rssuserland, 2006-08-22]
Anderson was describing his dislike for "string theory".

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“Belief creates the actual fact.”

William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist

“An ethic isn’t a fact you can look up. It’s a way of thinking.”

Theodore Sturgeon book More Than Human

Source: More Than Human (1953), Chapter 3, p. 183

“All legends have a base in fact.”

David Gemmell book The Swords of Night and Day

Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 14

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