“If we just hunker down in our separate corners, nobody wins.”— Kevin Abbott, Mike Baxter, Tim Allen, imdb.com
“One evening I came to have a discussion with my father on the subject how long unbelievers are tormented in Hell. I maintained that no sinner could be so guilty that God would let him suffer longer than a thousand years. Father said that they would suffer for a thousand times a thousand years. We wo…”— Edvard Munch, en.wikiquote.org
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge, an argument an exchange of ignorance.”— Robert Quillen, philosiblog.com
“Academics and the media in particular should support viewpoint diversity instead of serving as the handmaidens of political expediency by trying to exclude voices or damage reputations and careers. If academics and the media won’t support open debate, who will?”— Roger Pielke Jr., wsj.com
“Opinion-sharing sessions are like junk food: they fill you up with starch and leave you feeling both sated and hungry. A sustained inquiry into the truth of a matter is an almost athletic experience; it may exhaust you, but it also improves you.”— Stanley Fish, amazon.com