No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man. In… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
People are not "things" to be manipulated, labeled, boxed, bought, and sold. Above all else, they are not "human resources." They are… — Dee Hock Copy Share Image
Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
An atheist is more reclaimable than a papist, as ignorance is sooner cured than superstition. — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Why is it that if someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe, you will believe them, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, we can all call to mind the case of seeing the same thing many times over and over.… — Tagawa Shun'ei Copy Share Image
“Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it; doubt all, but do not doubt yourself.” — André Gide Copy Share Image
The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“She believed in nothing. Only her scepticism kept her from being an atheist.” — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it... Skepticism is the first step toward truth. — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
“Skeptical scientists often point out, as Carl Sagan has, that the wonders of real science far surpass the supposed wonders of fringe… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
I grew up a child of Watergate. It gave me a good dose of skepticism about authority. One of my favorite movies… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
Transcendentalism is, we might say, an early form of anarchism. The Transcendentalists also did not call themselves anarchists, but there are anarchist… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Dance. Dance for the joy and breath of childhood. Dance for all children, including that child who is still somewhere entombed beneath… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“I am an infidel today. I do not believe what has been served to me to believe. I am a doubter, a… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“Intelligence analysts should be self-conscious about their reasoning processes. They should think about how they make judgments and reach conclusions, not just… — Richard Heuer Copy Share Image
I must remind you that our credulity is not to be measured by the truth of the things we believe. When men… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Despite the clear scientific consensus, a veritable brigade of self-proclaimed, underinformed armchair experts lurk on comment threads the world over, eager to… — David Robert Grimes Copy Share Image
