Better to be known as a sinner than a hypocrite. -- Proverb One of the greatest moral transgressions someone can commit is failing to dispose of their dog’s excrement after it’s been excreted. This …
Pseudo-Profound BS
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. -- Stephen Hawking In the early hours of Wednesday morning, one of the greatest thinkers of our time passed away. …
Trousers Everywhere in Flames
Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. -- Mary Wilson Little I am a liar. But then again—so are you. In fact, one study found that 60% of its participants lied three times in a …
Facts: What You Want Them to Be
The great tragedy of science—the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. -- Thomas Huxley So the other day, I was doing some intensive graduate research on a series of tests informing me …
Estimating the Truth
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. -- Andy Rooney When you say that someone’s “nice,” you’re essentially …
What Color Are Your Glasses?
I don’t mind lying but I hate inaccuracy. -- Samuel Butler Researchers say that when you first meet someone, you have five minutes to see them as they are, five minutes to see them as the world …