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title: "19 Rational Argument Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Rational Argument quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Rational Argument sayings and thoughts."
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> [Rational argument can be defeated by refusing to argue rationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-weinberg/rational-argument-can-be-defeated-by-refusing-to-argue-rationally/)

[Steven Weinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-weinberg/)

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> [“For emotion is the enemy of rational argument.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-d-levitt/for-emotion-is-the-enemy-of-rational-argument/)

[Steven D. Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-d-levitt/)

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> [“Presenting a rational argument to a person who has forsaken the use of reason is like asking a vegetarian to eat a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-templet/presenting-a-rational-argument-to-a-person-who-has-forsaken-the-use/)

[Michel Templet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-templet/)

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> [“Tribalism was an irrational position, and it was impossible to defeat an irrational position with a rational argument.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-s-a-corey/tribalism-was-an-irrational-position-and-it-was-impossible-to-defeat/)

[James S.A. Corey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-s-a-corey/)

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> [What no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-farrer/what-no-one-shows-the-ability-to-defend-is-quickly-abandoned-rational/)

[Austin Farrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-farrer/)

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> [No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-popper/no-rational-argument-will-have-a-rational-effect-on-a-man-who-does/)

[Karl Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-popper/)

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> [Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alister-e-mcgrath/rational-argument-does-not-create-belief-but-it-maintains-a-climate/)

[Alister E. McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alister-e-mcgrath/)

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> [In the past, secularists sought to challenge dogma by the use of rational argument, claiming, for example, that miracles described in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/in-the-past-secularists-sought-to-challenge-dogma-by-the-use-of/)

[Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/)

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> [Respect for the dignity of others includes treating them as rational creatures capable of being persuadad by rational argument, even in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-john-neuhaus/respect-for-the-dignity-of-others-includes-treating-them-as-rational/)

[Richard John Neuhaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-john-neuhaus/)

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> [“What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-farrer/what-seems-to-be-proved-may-not-be-embraced-but-what-no-one-shows-the/)

[Austin Farrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-farrer/)

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> [The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/the-argument-for-collectivism-is-simple-if-false-it-is-an-immediate/)

[Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/)

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> [A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/a-person-who-knows-all-the-answers-has-an-opinion-on-everything-has-a/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

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> [“Men are not open to truth or reason. They cannot be reached by a rational argument. The mind is powerless against them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/men-are-not-open-to-truth-or-reason-they-cannot-be-reached-by-a/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/i-am-older-than-you-believe-me-there-is-no-other-way-to-live-on-earth/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [“Those who invalidate reason, ought seriously to consider, 'whether they argue against reason, with or without reason; if with reason, then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-allen/those-who-invalidate-reason-ought-seriously-to-consider-whether-they-2/)

[Ethan Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-allen/)

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> [It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-farrer/it-is-commonly-said-that-if-rational-argument-is-so-seldom-the-cause/)

[Austin Farrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-farrer/)

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> [The claim is also sometimes made that science is as arbitrary or irrational as all other claims to knowledge, or that reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/the-claim-is-also-sometimes-made-that-science-is-as-arbitrary-or/)

[Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/)

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> [“He thought women were every bit as intelligent as men, every bit as capable of figuring out how long it would take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adelle-waldman/he-thought-women-were-every-bit-as-intelligent-as-men-every-bit-as/)

[Adelle Waldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adelle-waldman/)

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> [“A plug for the quantitative sciences: The reality is, most humans manage to feed, clothe, and amuse themselves, and yet are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-garcia-martinez/a-plug-for-the-quantitative-sciences-the-reality-is-most-humans/)

[Antonio Garcia Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-garcia-martinez/)

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                        "text": "It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.",
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                        "text": "The claim is also sometimes made that science is as arbitrary or irrational as all other claims to knowledge, or that reason itself is an illusion. As Ethan Allen said Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason; if with reason, then they establish the principle that they are labouring to dethrone. If they argue without reason, which they must do, in order to be consistent with themselves, they are out of reach of rational conviction, nor do they deserve a rational argument.",
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