Quotes about Determinism

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Were these boys in their right minds? Here were two boys with good intellect, one eighteen and one nineteen. They had al — Clarence Darrow, Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom
Every instinct that is found in any man is in all men. The strength of the emotion may not be so overpowering, the barri — Clarence Darrow, The Story of My Life
Not only are there meaningless questions, but many of the problems with which the human intellect has tortured itself tu — Percy Williams Bridgman, The Nature of Physical Theory
if being is many, it must be both like and unlike, and this is impossible, for neither can the like be unlike, nor the u — Zeno of Citium
Which do you think is more valuable to humanity?a. Finding ways to tell humans that they have free will despite the inco — Jerry A. Coyne
Losing a belief in free will has not made me fatalistic—in fact, it has increased my feelings of freedom. My hopes, fear — Sam Harris, Free Will
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in. — Carl R White
You're all incredibly thoughtful souls who keep my head attached to my body. — Jenny Sampirisi, Croak
There is no such thing as a historical fatality there is only a historical nemesis which punishes those who have hesitat — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, The Menace Of The Herd: Or, Procrustes At Large
Science is opposed to theological dogmas because science is founded on fact. To me, the universe is simply a great machi — Nikola Tesla, Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla
thinking about tracking. . . . Sometime in grade school, already your fate was settled, your socialclass was established — Marge Piercy, Dance the Eagle to Sleep
We ought to regard the present state of the universe as the effect of its antecedent state and as the cause of the state — Pierre-Simon Laplace
The assumption of an absolute determinism is the essential foundation of every scientific enquiry. — Max Planck, The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science
Until now, human organization could only be based upon something negative which could not be conquered: SCARCITY, and so — Haroutioun Bochnakian, The Human Consensus and The Ultimate Project Of Humanity
The future is just a projection of the past. — Vivake Pathak, God and Destiny
Insecurity is the lack of trust in your abilities and worth. When you enter into a secured state of consciousness, every — Itohan Eghide, Master of Maxims
According to his thinking, man was not born for a particular purpose. Quite the opposite: a purpose developed only with — Sōseki Natsume, And Then
Life calls the tune, we dance. — John Galsworthy
There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. — Ulysses S. Grant, Memoirs and Selected Letters
Know, then, that now, precisely now, these people are more certain than ever before that they are completely free, and a — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov