p.1 This book is based on the Stanton Lectures in the Philosophy of Religion which were delivered at the University of Cambridge throughout the Lent Term, 1997.

p.82 There does seem to be a recognizable rationality about scientific method, with its willingness to be corrected by new evidence and fresh discoveries.

p.84 If we look at the history of science, it is clear that theories can change radically... There can be no guarantee that any apparently rational belief is true. We are never infallible.

p.87 The positive feature of critical realism is its emphasis on reality as our target, whether in religion or science.

p.116 Certainty is a state we aspire to and not a property of reality... We may be correct in our judgements and this correctness may not be a lucky accident but may be derived from my relationship with reality. This does not mean that I... can... give an account of how this is so.

p.158-159 I am set in the world, and soon discover that it does not always conform to my will or understanding. The real world is not a dream-world under my control... Reality is more resistant. At many levels, things are not always as I want them to be, or conceive them to be. Realism has to start with the realization that I, or anyone else, can be wrong. Fallibility is part of the human condition... If we cannot be right, we cannot be wrong, and if we cannot be wrong, we cannot be right. [JLJ - ok, all you logical types, analyze the previous sentence to see if it is correct.]