“We simply don’t have enough data to form a conclusion”

“The Chiss have always stored sensitive data in this fashion. It is safe secure and permanent. We have lost too much data in ice storms to trust other more complicated forms of storage. Tris”

“The conclusion of intelligent design flows naturally from the data itself—not from sacred books or sectarian beliefs. Inferring that biochemical systems were designed by an intelligent agent is a humdrum process that requires no new principles of logic or science. It comes simply from the hard work that biochemistry has done over the past forty years, combined with consideration of the way in which we reach conclusions of design every day.”

“If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”

“Data doesn’t matter. Only opinions and stories formed from the data matters and gets shared and absorbed.”

“I have come to the conclusion that imperialism and exploitation are forms of cannibalism and, in fact, are precisely those forms of cannibalism which are most diabolical or evil.”