
“While the idea of equal time for opposing opinions makes sense in a two-party political system, it does not work for science, because science is not about opinion. It is about evidence. It is about claims that can be, and have been, tested through scientific research—experiments, experience, and observation—research that is then subject to critical review by a jury of scientific peers. Claims that have not gone through that process—or have gone through it and failed—are not scientific, and do not deserve equal time in a scientific debate.”
―
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Share this quote:
Friends Who Liked This Quote
To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!
4 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote
This Quote Is From

7,878 ratings, average rating, 1,002 reviews
Open Preview
Browse By Tag
- love (100936)
- life (78972)
- inspirational (75531)
- humor (44228)
- philosophy (30799)
- inspirational-quotes (28696)
- god (26814)
- truth (24625)
- wisdom (24452)
- romance (24268)
- poetry (23101)
- life-lessons (22501)
- quotes (20906)
- death (20489)
- happiness (18908)
- hope (18455)
- faith (18288)
- inspiration (17222)
- travel (16688)
- spirituality (15627)
- relationships (15429)
- religion (15352)
- motivational (15238)
- life-quotes (15201)
- love-quotes (15040)
- writing (14906)
- success (14151)
- motivation (13096)
- time (12804)
- science (12041)