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Quote by James Lovelock
One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can nev

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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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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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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There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. – James Lovelock

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When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is. – Ayn Rand

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A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So its not that hope is going to save you. – Elizabeth Edwards

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Beware how you take away hope from another human being. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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