Claims Quote by Anthony Standen

There is no skepticism without science and the scientific method. It's about how we know what we know.

— Steven Novella

“[T]he downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position…

— Massimo Pigliucci

Skepticism is a discipline fit to purify the mind of prejudice and render it all the more apt, when the time comes, to believe…

— George Santayana

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

— David Suzuki

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer; there is nobility…

— George Santayana

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility…

— George Santayana

Rigorous skepticism is a prerequisite for good science, just as it is for good journalism.

— Miranda Devine

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible…

— Stanislaw Lem

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.

— George Santayana

There is no better soporific and sedative than skepticism.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.

— Paul Davies

There are a lot of scientists or other people who can be very skeptical or rational within their field, but they may well not…

— Jamie Hyneman