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Arthur Eddington

"Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight."

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"Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight."

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"I strongly object to wrong arguments on the right side. I think I object to them more than to the wrong arguments on the wrong side."

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"The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind."

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"... the courage of one's opinions is always a form of calculating cowardice in the eyes of the 'other side'..."

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"The apologist is most entrusted with apologetics when capable of arguing his opponent's position better than his opponent."

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"When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate."

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"Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it."

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