[...] This mistake is why many people think they can argue about science the same way they argue about relationships, politics, and all the other imaginary human entertainments. They think that a single verbal counterpoint can undo what went before. But science is based on reams of data. Saying "That's just what they say" doesn't discount reams of empirical proof; it just announces who shouldn't be allowed in the room when the grown-ups are talking.
- Luke McKinney, Cracked.com, from 5 Mind-Blowing Scientific Mysteries Solved Without Computers
Quoted for extreme truth.
