In philosophical terms, the opposite of rationalism is not irrationalism but empiricism, that is, a willingness to form beliefs on the basis… — John Quiggin Copy Share Image
“We hold these truths to be self-evident. { Franklin's edit to the assertion in Thomas Jefferson 's original wording, 'We hold these… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Relaxed Empiricism -- I only believe something to be true if someone I know quite well tells me if happened. — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
“Beliefs are personal, but universal truths are above that. For example, the surface temperature of the sun is around 5,505 degrees Celsius… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Religions, of course, have their own demanding intellectual traditions, as Jesuits and Talmudic scholars might attest.... But, in its less rigorous, popular… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
My interests drew me in different directions. On the one hand I was powerfully attracted by science, with its truths based on… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
“Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Empiricism teaches that there is a real world of fixed things on the outside and that ideas of these outside things are… — Holly Estil Cunningham 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
“Storms. How did you describe taste? "It's like color.. you see with your mouth." [Shallan] grimaced.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Science is a dynamic undertaking directed to lowering the degree of the empiricism involved in solving problems; or, if you prefer, science… — James Bryant Conant Copy Share Image
Rejecting all organs of informationbut my senses, I rid myself of the Pyrrhonisms with which an indulgence in speculations hyperphysical and antiphysical… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Philosophically, I am a logical empiricist and materialist, and I am a veteran of over 400 radio and TV interviews and debates.… — Frank R. Zindler Copy Share Image
“There's a difference between thinking you can't be wrong and having no regrets. Wrongness is what occurs prior to empiricism, in hindsight… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
