Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Sceptics have often pointed out that no archaeological evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ has been discovered. And they are correct.” — John D. Morris Copy Share Image
Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable. — Karl Ludwig von Knebel Copy Share Image
Nothing fortifies scepticism more than that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
The Euro Sceptics are the English National Party in disguise, and they have poor old David Cameron over a barrel. — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
Materialism prevails in Europe today. You may pray for the salvation of the modern sceptics, but they do not yield, they want… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
When there is change, there are always sceptics who think it won't work. I am sure someone at some point thought the… — Jos Buttler Copy Share Image
“Nothing strengthens the case for scepticism more than the fact that there are people who are not sceptics. If they all were,… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
We seriously have to question the motivation of those people referred to as climate change sceptics, who are denying the evidence of… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The sceptics assert, though absurdly, that the origin of all religious worship was derived from the utility of inanimate objects,as the sun… — David Hume Copy Share Image
The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those distinguished even in popular… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known. This was the sound conclusion of the Academic sceptics,… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
“{ Letter to his brother, 1861 } ... I remain an utter disbeliever in almost all that you consider the most sacred… — Alfred Russel Wallace Copy Share Image
The sceptics end in the infidelity which asserts the problem to be insoluble, or in the atheism which denies the existence of… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
In the way that scepticism is sometimes applied to issues of public concern, there is a tendency to belittle, to condescend, to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The nay-sayers insist loudly that they're "climate sceptics", but this is a calculated misnomer – scientific scepticism is the method of investigating… — David Robert Grimes Copy Share Image
I always got a bit pissed off with those broadsheet sceptics who make their living being passionately angry about homeopathy, God, synchronicity… — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
What I like about sceptics is that in good science you need critics that make you think: 'Crumbs, have I made a… — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
I note that warmists are often banging on about the fact that sceptics like Christopher Booker and myself 'only' have arts degrees.… — James Delingpole Copy Share Image
“Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“And yet, the chief deficiency I see in the sceptical movement is in its polarization: Us v. Them - the sense that… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“In her book claiming that allegations of ritualistic abuse are mostly confabulations, La Fontaine’s (1998) comparison of social workers to ‘nazis’ shows… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“It's not possible that the problems of this world be resolved by the pesimists and sceptics whose horizons are guided by the… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image