Consciousness Quote by Carl Sagan

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

— Carl Sagan

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

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

“It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that…

— Carl Sagan

Skeptical doesn't have to necessarily be a negative thing. I think if you allow yourself to second guess things and look at things from…

— Aleister Black

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

Skepticism literally means a thoughtful inquiry, the looking at a problem in a disinterested spirit, the surveying of a question from many sides. In…

— Joseph Alexander Leighton

It's easier to be skeptical because it's easier to understand that every human lives in their own world.

— Miguel Angel Ruiz

People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your…

— John C. Maxwell

“It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that…

— Carl Sagan

Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we…

— Paul Kurtz

Setting skepticism aside, even briefly, can make for very interesting explorations. It is not necessary that we change any of our beliefs. It is…

— Julia Cameron