It was Thomas Jefferson, but it wasn't. That's how the story evolved over time, but apparently he said something more like:
"A cautious mind will weigh well the opposition of the phenomenon to everything hitherto observed, the strength of the testimony by which it is supported and the errors and misconceptions to which even our senses are liable. It may be very difficult to explain how the stone you possess came into the position in which it was found, but is it easier to explain how it got into the clouds from whence it is supposed to have fallen?" I can't remember the source for this quote, though I have it on file somewhere from back when I put together a framing of my collection piece with the Jefferson/Benjamin Silliman tale. Fun story... Best, Dave www.fallingrocks.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Becky and Kirk Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 7:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alien contact predicted I think it was George Wallace.....:-) Kirk....... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alien contact predicted >>>"I'd rather believe that a Yankee professor would lie than that rocks > fall from the sky."<< > > Wasn't it former president Andrew Jackson that said this? > GeoZay > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
