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title: "8 Healthy Skepticism Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Healthy Skepticism quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Healthy Skepticism sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-plotz/i-think-i-developed-a-culture-of-healthy-skepticism-of-claims-of/)

[David Plotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-plotz/)

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> [In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/in-science-a-healthy-skepticism-is-a-professional-necessity-whereas/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

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> [I simply go with what works. And what works is the healthy skepticism embodied in the scientific method. Believe me, if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/i-simply-go-with-what-works-and-what-works-is-the-healthy-skepticism/)

[Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/)

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> [I came in with a healthy skepticism about these programs. My team evaluated them. We scrubbed them thoroughly. We actually expanded some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-came-in-with-a-healthy-skepticism-about-these-programs-my-team/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“They were completely lacking in the sort of healthy skepticism needed to attain any degree of wisdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/they-were-completely-lacking-in-the-sort-of-healthy-skepticism-needed/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/as-a-conservative-i-maintain-a-healthy-skepticism-of-the-theory-of/)

[Gary Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bauer/)

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> [There are science teachers who actually claim that they teach "a healthy skepticism." They do not. They teach a profound gullibility, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-standen/there-are-science-teachers-who-actually-claim-that-they-teach-a/)

[Anthony Standen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-standen/)

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> [Within the scientific community, there is healthy skepticism. And the question is, 'How do you ever get to a meaningful null result?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debra-fischer/within-the-scientific-community-there-is-healthy-skepticism-and-the/)

[Debra Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debra-fischer/)

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