Alan I. Leshner Quotes

United States, Ruler
February 11, 1944

Alan Leshner is a scientist, educator and public servant from the United States. Leshner received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Franklin and Marshall College in 1965. He earned an M.S. in physiological psychology from Rutgers University in 1967, and a Ph.D. degree in physiological psychology from Rutgers in 1969.

Also known as Educator, Public Servant

Evolution is far more than a belief or an educated guess about how people came to be as they are. It is, in fact, the product of converging evidence from many, many different fields of science. Many, many thousands of studies that, in fact, have provided a theory, an organizing principal in fact, that describes how humans came to be.

Alan I. Leshner
- Evolution
- Fact
- Studies
There is no such thing as recreational drug use.

Alan I. Leshner
- Drug
- Use
- Recreational

They're trying to cut in line and not go through the normal steps to merit wearing the cloak of science. They just want to take on the cloak of science because they like the credibility that comes with it.

Alan I. Leshner
- Science
- Steps
- Cloak
It's what Ecstasy does to serotonin levels that concerns us most right now.

Alan I. Leshner
Just because they call it a theory doesn't make it a scientific theory, ... The concept of an intelligent designer is not a scientifically testable assertion.

Alan I. Leshner
- Theory
- Concept
- Assertion
The Dover disclaimer brings religion straight into the science classroom.

Alan I. Leshner
We are not rolling over on this. It's too important to the nation and to the nation's children.

Alan I. Leshner
Evolution is an organizing principle and when we call it a theory, we mean it's a theory, we don't mean that it's a belief that someone holds.

Alan I. Leshner