Atheism Quote by Bertrand Russell

“I wish to propose a doctrine which may, I fear, appear wildly paradoxical and subversive. The doctrine in question is this: that it is…

— Bertrand Russell

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true

— Bertrand Russell

It is not the feeling sure of a doctrine (be it what it may) which I call an assumption of infallibility. It is the…

— John Stuart Mill

“Doctrines which can stand the trial of logic and reason can do without persecuting skeptics.”

— Ludwig von Mises

“Could I believe in the doctrine without believing in the deity?”

— L.E. Modesitt Jr

When any opinion leads us into absurdities, 'tis certainly false; but 'tis not certain an opinion is false, because 'tis of dangerous consequence.

— David Hume

“Defeasible beliefs provide the provisional certainty necessary to navigate an uncertain world.”

— John Brockman

“A belief is an absolute but arbitrary mental stance.”

— Will Bowen

“Adjust your doctrine - or just minimize doctrine - to attract the world, and in the very process of attracting them, lose the radical…

— John Piper

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.

— Junius

“Though all winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing…

— John Milton

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.

— Simone Weil