As a proof of the admirable power of the mind, I may mention that I have been for some years training my mind to reject the evidence of my senses when they do not square with my preconceived notions.
Theory of evolution
This is a misquote/misunderstanding of a passage in his autobiography where he talks about carefully observing things that go against his theories, not rejecting sensory evidence. The actual quote is: 'I had, also, during many years, followed a golden rule, namely, that whenever a published fact, a new observation or thought came across me, which was opposed to my general results, to make a memorandum of it without fail and at once; for I had found by experience that such facts and thoughts were far more apt to escape from the memory than favorable ones.'
1876
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"No one can feel more strongly than I do the extreme difficulty of accounting for the origin of species."
Humorous"I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection."
Strange & Unusual"It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly."
Humorous"Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends."
Strange & Unusual"The more I see of the world, the more I am convinced of the fact that it is full of wonders."
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