Michael Shermer - Human Quotes

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The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.

Michael Shermer

My thesis is that morality exists outside the human mind in the sense of being not just a trait of individual humans, but a human trait; that is, a human universal.

Michael Shermer

The human capacity for self-delusion is boundless, and the effects of belief are overpowering.

Michael Shermer

… no such individual would find the Golden Rule surprising in any way because at its base lies the foundation of most human interactions and exchanges and it can be found in countless texts throughout recorded history and from around the world—a testimony to its universality.

Michael Shermer