Argument Quotes

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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you. — Irving Layton
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. — Saadi
I am very hostile to religion because it is enormously dominant, especially in American life. And I don't buy the argument that, well, it's harmless.… — Richard Dawkins
Faith is an evil precisely because it requires no justification and brooks no argument. — Richard Dawkins
Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever observed… — Dan Barker
There is no evidence for a god, no coherent definition of a god, no good argument for a god, good positive arguments against a god,… — Dan Barker
The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as… — Charles Darwin
It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against Christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; It appears to… — Charles Darwin
Some volumes against Deism fell into my hands ... they produced an effect precisely the reverse to what was intended by the writers; for the… — Benjamin Franklin
Humanity is in the highest degree irrational, so that there is no prospect of influencing it by reasonable arguments. Against prejudice one can do nothing. — Sigmund Freud
Today, almost half a century after the publication of the Encyclical [of Pius IX], new knowledge has led to the recognition in the theory of… — Pope John Paul II
The abuse of a thing is no argument against the use of it. — Jeremy Collier
I am aware that the assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. The idea of… — Charles Darwin
If you are offended by reading views that disagree with yours, then yes, you will be offended. However, it is not gratuitously offensive, it simply… — Richard Dawkins
When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect… — Edward Abbey
The fateful question for the human species seems to me to be whether and to what extent their cultural development will succeed in mastering the… — Sigmund Freud
Never say, and never take seriously anyone who says, 'I cannot believe that so-and-so could have evolved by gradual selection.' I have dubbed this kind… — Richard Dawkins
As much as the social conservatives might not like to hear it, there will be a time when your grandchildren say: 'What was the argument… — Jim Kolbe
There is one single fact that one may oppose to all the wit and argument of infidelity; namely, that no man ever repented of being… — Hannah More
No sort of defense is needed for preaching outdoors, but it would take a very strong argument to prove that a man who has never… — William Booth

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