In practice, the goal of skepticism is not the discovery of truth, but the exposure of other people's errors. It plays a… — Rupert Sheldrake Copy Share Image
Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
The justifications of men who kill should always be heard with skepticism, said the monster. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
The only thing wrong with love and faith and belief is not having it. — Haley James Scott Copy Share Image
“Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. . . . Every influx of atheism, of skepticism, is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Rigorous skepticism is a prerequisite for good science, just as it is for good journalism. — Miranda Devine Copy Share Image
'Type one' error is thinking that something special is happening when nothing special really is happening. 'Type two' error is thinking that… — Marcello Truzzi Copy Share Image
“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
You have to do a show as honestly as you can. But you also can't afford skepticism, because it's preparing for failure,… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
“Life loves to reveal herself to the raw, courageous doubters; to those who are willing to live inside the question.” — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
The point is, there's this new sense of skepticism and questioning toward tech, even if it is pretty inchoate. What I hope… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
Who shall forbid a wise skepticism, seeing that there is no practical question on which anything more than an approximate solution can… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
Setting skepticism aside, even briefly, can make for very interesting explorations. It is not necessary that we change any of our beliefs.… — Julia Cameron 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
Science is the search for truth - it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do… — Linus Pauling Copy Share Image
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, -- luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, -- are… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
A person whose financial requirements are modest and whose curiosity, skepticism and indifference to reputation are outsized is a person at risk… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
“How can we consider ourselves to be rational and proclaim that God is ineffable—beyond our frail human abilities to comprehend him—and in… — Brian Goedken Copy Share Image
I believe that part of what propels science is the thirst for wonder. It's a very powerful emotion. All children feel it.… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
