TST: New Content – Quotes
TST COLUMN
01 Jun 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
- Carl Sagan
- 1979
Secular Spirituality
Embrace a secular approach to your spirituality which grounds awe and meaning in observable human experience. Judge spiritual claims against measurable effects.
Mon 1 Jun 2026
(2 weeks ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
Quote
“The historian without his facts is rootless…the facts without their historian are…meaningless.”
- E. H. Carr
- 1961
Philosophy of History
Carr’s 1961 quote reminds us that facts do not become history by themselves. History emerges when evidence is selected, organized, interpreted, and placed into a meaningful story.
Sun 3 May 2026
(1 month ago)
Updated 4 weeks ago.
TST COLUMN
22 Apr 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary.”
- Thomas Aquinas
- circa 1265
Situational Ethics
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
Wed 22 Apr 2026
(2 months ago)
Updated 2 months ago.
TST COLUMN
15 Apr 2026
Debut
History
Quote
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
- David Hume
- 1748
Belief
Your confidence in an idea, whether scientific or spiritual, should rise with support, not desire.
Wed 15 Apr 2026
(2 months ago)
Updated 3 weeks ago.
TST COLUMN
08 Apr 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
“Our statements about the…world face the tribunal of sense experience…as a corporate body.”
- W. V. Quine
- 1951
Worldviews
Never defend a belief blindly; examine the larger web around it and decide what fits your authentic self.
Wed 8 Apr 2026
(2 months ago)
Updated 3 weeks ago.
TST COLUMN
08 Apr 2026
Philosophy
Quote
“It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”
- William Kingdon Clifford
- 1877
Belief
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
Wed 1 Apr 2026
(3 months ago)
Updated 2 months ago.
Science
Quote
“Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history.”
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
Ancient Humans
In one brief line in 1859, Darwin moved human origins inside science. His quote signaled that our species should be studied as part of nature.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
(3 months ago)
Updated 3 weeks ago.
TST COLUMN
04 Mar 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
“Our knowledge is finite, while our ignorance is infinite.”
- Karl Popper
- 1963
Epistemology
Human knowledge grows through refinement, but certainty remains out of reach; rational confidence must be calibrated, not declared.
Wed 4 Mar 2026
(4 months ago)
Updated 4 months ago.
TST COLUMN
15 Apr 2026
Philosophy
Quote
Frameworks vary, but reality does not.
- Michael Alan Prestwood
TST Ethics
Frameworks are human-made interpretations, but truth is measured by alignment with a reality that exists independently of them.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
(4 months ago)
Updated 2 months ago.
TST COLUMN
25 Feb 2026
Philosophy
Quote
Live legal, moral, and fair.
- Michael Alan Prestwood
- 2002
TST Ethics
This triad balances structure, character, and consequence. Legal, moral, and fair align personal integrity with social stability and responsibility.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
(4 months ago)
Updated 4 months ago.
Philosophy
Quote
Enjoy the journey, with truth and honor, causing no harm.
- Michael Alan Prestwood
- 2018
TST Ethics
Ethical life is a disciplined journey of seeking truth, cultivating honor, and reducing unnecessary harm while striving toward layered flourishing.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
(4 months ago)
Updated 4 weeks ago.
TST COLUMN
11 Feb 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
Power is the ability to carry out one’s will despite resistance.
- Max Weber
- 1922, posthumously, edited by Marianne Weber
Authority
Power compels by force and coercian; legitimate authority has no need for either.
Wed 11 Feb 2026
(4 months ago)
Updated 1 month ago.