"Science," he said. "What is our science against--that?"" — Dr. Throckmartin
"I do think it is supernormal; energized by a force unknown to modern science." — Dr. Goodwin
"But what I think you saw was some kind of gas. It's probably gas; a volcanic emanation." — Larry O'Keefe
"Superstitious. I, whose pride was my scientific devotion to fact and fact alone!" — Dr. Goodwin
"You scientific people build up whole philosophies on the basis of things you never saw, and you scoff at people who believe in other things." — Larry O'Keefe

Quotes on the clash between scientific understanding and the unknown

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