Conspiracy Quote by Antony Beevor

The dawn of knowledge is usually the false dawn.

— Bernard DeVoto

Facts are counterrevolutionary.

— Eric Hoffer

“If these out-of date beliefs are to be called myths, then myths can be produced by the same sorts of methods and held for…

— Thomas S. Kuhn

At most, recognizing that our history was inspired by many tales we now recognize as false should make us alert, ready to call to…

— Umberto Eco

The idea that myth is the opposite of knowledge, or the opposite of truth, is simply to disallow it. It is like saying poetry…

— Marilynne Robinson

So long as knowledge goes beyond mere true belief, foreknowledge is implausible, since having and relying on relevant true beliefs is sufficient for inquiry.…

— Gail Fine

One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different…

— Karl A. Menninger

We mythologists know very well that myths and legends contain borrowings, moral lessons, nature cycles, and a hundred other distorting influences, and we labor…

— Isaac Asimov

I'm always interested in debunking myths if they are untrue. But it's also important to identify myths and how they function, what value they…

— Neal Ascherson

Those who brush off the Biblical accounts as "ancient fiction" and "legends" only reveal their ignorance of these archaeological discoveries.

— Charlie Campbell

After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received…

— Anonymous

The conspiracy community regularly seizes on one slip of the tongue, misunderstanding, or slight discrepancy to defeat twenty pieces of solid evidence; accepts one…

— Vincent Bugliosi