Arthur C. ClarkeA faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
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While it is true that Christians should not allow themselves to be deceived by the world, it is also true that they should not let their beliefs become so rigid that they can never be altered. The Bible is full of stories of people who were called to make changes based on new evidence, new revelations, or new information. Sometimes these changes were difficult. Sometimes the changes had to be made with great acrimony and resentment. But even in those cases, the changes were made nonetheless.
Source: The Exploration Of Space
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- Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
- I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
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- But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.
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