“It's natural to think that living things must be the handiwork of a designer. But it was also natural to think that… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There's a tacit belief that actors shouldn't write books, they're sort of allowed to direct movies but there will be a lot… — James Franco Copy Share Image
No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
Like belief, doubt takes a lot of different forms, from ancient Skepticism to modern scientific empiricism, from doubt in many gods to… — Jennifer Michael Hecht Copy Share Image
“In fact, as I get older, I begin to feel that actually what we need more in the world is doubt; more… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“I am metaphysical being, mystical and emotional, skeptical and cynical, happy and boisterous, loud and bawdy, quiet and melancholy, tender and cruel,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I think there is some kind of disillusionment in the West about the gains of modernity and of economic growth and it… — Claire Fox Copy Share Image
I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few who have substantive criticisms. There is a lot of… — K. Eric Drexler Copy Share Image
“Believers in psychic phenomena... appear to have won a decisive victory and virtually silenced opposition… This victory is the result of careful… — George R. Price Copy Share Image
“The Legend of Robert Halsey This article examines the criminal conviction of Robert Halsey for sexually abusing two young boys on his… — Ross Cheit Copy Share Image
“Some information is classified legitimately; as with military hardware, secrecy sometimes really is in the national interest. Further, military, political, and intelligence… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The latest trade of a security creates a dangerous illusion that its market price approximates its true value. This mirage is especially… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
We could speak about the meaning of life vis-a-vis non-consequential/deontological theories, apodictic transformation schemata, the incoherence of exemplification, metaphysical realism, Cartesian interactive… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
“A lifetime spent in the study of the history of societies since the dawn of mankind presumably inclined him to skepticism and… — Francois Maspero Copy Share Image
“The real bible is not the work of inspired men, nor prophets, nor apostles, nor evangelists, nor of Christs. Every man who… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Don't you believe in flying saucers, they ask me? Don't you believe in telepathy? — in ancient astronauts? — in the Bermuda… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Great believers are always reckoned infidels, impracticable, fantastic, atheistic, and really men of no account. The spiritualist finds himself driven to express… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I simply go with what works. And what works is the healthy skepticism embodied in the scientific method. Believe me, if the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Spirituality authors, who are generally forgiving of most human foibles ... take a hard line on intellectualism… Skepticism they view with contempt,… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
“We are talking about a bet, remember, and Pascal wasn't claiming that his wager enjoyed anything but very long odds. Would you… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Religion does not strengthen the believer. Without a healthy skepticism and honed skills in critical thought and analysis, believers wander through a… — Al Stefanelli Copy Share Image
Sanctions are a strong and agreed element of the West's response to Russia's aggression. It is puzzling to me that there is… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
What is wrong with priests and popes is that instead of being apostles and saints, they are nothing but empirics who say… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man. In… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Unbridled optimism comes across as salesmanship; it seems dishonest somehow, and as a consequence it’s met with skepticism. Everyone is allergic to… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
Too much openness and you accept every notion, idea, and hypothesis-which is tantamount to knowing nothing. Too much skepticism-especially rejection of new… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The law is too important to be left to the lawyers, to paraphrase Georges Clemenceau about war and generals. We laymen know… — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
The sceptics, a kind of nomads, despising all settled culture of the land, broke up from time to time all civil society.… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
The new statement will comprise the skepticisms, as well as the faiths of society, and out of unbeliefs a creed shall be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The only way of salvation for the world is by returning to thy allegiance… Firm in my faith, I shall have force… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The people who are constantly striving to apply skepticism to everything in their lives, the ones who actually care enough about truth… — Matt Dillahunty Copy Share Image
“Value nuance and skepticism over any blind dogma. Pierce through the cacophony of human error and listen for the still, small voice… — Shmuel Pernicone Copy Share Image
“We live in a culture that has, for centuries now, cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than the… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Francis [Collins] keeps saying things like "From the perspective of a believer." Once you buy into the position of faith, then suddenly… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
There are a lot of scientists or other people who can be very skeptical or rational within their field, but they may… — Jamie Hyneman Copy Share Image
I don't respond to skepticism because they not gonna be skeptical for long. My life right now is like a TV show;… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
![“The people who are constantly striving to apply skepticism to everything in their lives, the ones who actually care enough about truth and [care to try to] avoid being wrong, and biased, and prejudiced, and clueless; those are the people we need, and need to be.” quote by Matt Dillahunty](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9b9/matt-dillahunty-41716_being-wrong_the-people-who-are-constantly-striving-t_769393.jpg)
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