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Im a scientist, not a theologian. I dont know if there is a God or

Im a scientist, not a theologian. I dont know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. – James Lovelock

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Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science. Im not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. Its the one thing you do not ever do. Youve got to have standards. – James Lovelock

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Science
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One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You dont know it. – James Lovelock

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I dont think were yet evolved to the point where were clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you cant really do anything meaningful. – James Lovelock

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My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion. – Bill Keller

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The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion. – Emily Carr

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I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever. – Eddie Izzard

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I wanted to show how a man of sensitive and noble character, born for religion, comes to throw off the orthodoxies of his day and moment, and to go out into the wilderness where all is experiment, and spiritual life begins again. – Mary Augusta Ward

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