Quotes by Kenneth R. Miller
“Intelligent design is a science stopper. It's a way of saying, 'We can't explain this, so let's not try.'”— Kenneth R. Miller
“Darwin's great insight was not that evolution happens—that was already known. His insight was how it happens: through natural selection.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The problem with 'intelligent design' is that it is not a scientific theory. It is a religious argument dressed up in scientific-sounding language.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The 'Theory of Evolution' is a term that should be carefully explained to students. The word 'theory' in science does not mean a 'guess' or a 'hunch.' It means a great body of interlocking evidence.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it asks leads to new answers, new insights, and new ways of thinking about ourselves and the world around us.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The proposition that the universe is designed is a philosophical proposition, it is not a scientific one.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“Science and religion are not at war. The real conflict is between rationalism and superstition.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The evidence for evolution is so compelling that the only way to save the creationist position is to distort the evidence.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“What a dull and pointless universe it would be if everything in it were transparently obvious.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“To a believer, faith is not a weakness but a strength. It is the foundation that allows us to reason in the first place.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The goal of science is not to produce fixed, absolute truths. The goal of science is to produce better and better approximations of the truth.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“A scientific theory is a web of interconnected ideas, tested and confirmed by evidence from the natural world.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“The real meaning of evolution is that it shows us the kinship of all living things on this planet.”— Kenneth R. Miller
“Science can't answer moral questions. It can tell you how to clone a human being, but it can't tell you whether you should.”— Kenneth R. Miller