For it is the chief characteristic of the religion of science, that it works, and that such curses as that of Aporat's are really deadly. (Isaac Asimov)

For it is the chief characteristic of the religion of science, that it works, and that such curses as that of Aporat's are really deadly.

Isaac Asimov

Related topics

characteristic chief religion science works curses

Related quotes

I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't draw a circle. Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line. View quote
Daniel Radcliffe
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it. View quote
Edmund Hillary
I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago. View quote
John Templeton
In science, read, by preference the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern. View quote
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. View quote
Octavia Butler