Acceptance Quotes (2)
Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science.
In The dancing Wu Li Masters: an Overview of the New Physics (1979), 88.
See also: | Characteristic (12) | Fundamental (6) | Proof (59) | Rejection (4) | Science And Religion (76)
Truth scarce ever yet carried it by Vote any where at its first appearance: New Opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other Reason, but because they are not already common.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). Edited by Peter Nidditch (1975), The Epistle Dedicatory, 4.
See also: | Common (4) | Opinion (36) | Opposition (7) | Reason (69) | Suspicion (4) | Truth (241) | Understanding (94)