Debate Quotes

"Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate"

"Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck off."

"He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak"

"You can't have people saying that evolution is only an option among many. When you have scientific consensus, it’s always better than opinions."

"When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own."

"There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees"

"When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."

"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that."

"It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction."

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value it?"

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way"