"Humility before the facts"

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Wow, I just saw this post on atheist -- here's an excerpt: Recently, Hugh Laurie (who plays Dr. House) was on "Inside The Actors' Studio," and while discussing his background was asked about religion in his upbringing and now. He said that he is not a religious man, and gave the following awesome quote: I am a fan of science, I believe in science. Humility before the facts, I find that a moving and beautiful thing. And belief in the unknown, I find less interesting--I find the known and the knowable interesting enough.
It's not the most original sentiment, but the way it was presented really struck me. "Humility before the facts"--what a beautiful, precise turn of phrase!
Wow, I really love that quote! Fits perfectly with my own approach to atheism.