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Creationists make it sound as though a theory is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night
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"Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night"

- Isaac Asimov

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This quote by Isaac Asimov is a criticism of creationists that attempt to challenge the theory of advancement. Asimov is implying that creationists are presenting their ideas as if they are equally as legitimate as clinical concepts, when actually they are not based on any proof or study. He is recommending that creationists are making it appear as though their beliefs are equally as valid as scientific theories, when in reality they are not. He is also indicating that creationists exist their beliefs as if they are just as legitimate as clinical theories, when actually they are not based on any type of proof or study, yet instead on speculation and also creative imagination. Asimov is recommending that creationists exist their beliefs as if they are equally as valid as scientific concepts, when actually they are not based on any type of evidence or research study, yet rather on conjecture and creative imagination, as if they were dreamt up after being drunk all night.

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Isaac Asimov This quote is written / told by Isaac Asimov between January 2, 1920 and April 6, 1992. He was a famous Scientist from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Religion. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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