Insufficient Evidence Quotes
12 quotes by 6 authors
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Courage is the human virtue that counts most-courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence. That's all any of us have.
— Robert Frost
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The beginning of wisdom is the awareness that there is insufficient evidence that a god or gods have created us and the recognition that we…
— Paul Kurtz
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Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . . It is wrong…
— William James
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All decisions are made on insufficient evidence.
— Rita Mae Brown
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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
— William James
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A kernel of truth lurks at the heart of religion, because spiritual experience, ethical behavior, and strong communities are essential for human happiness. And yet…
— Sam Harris
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Every one of the world's "great" religions utterly trivializes the immensity and beauty of the cosmos. Books like the Bible and the Koran get almost…
— Sam Harris
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What I'm asking you to entertain is that there is nothing we need to believe on insufficient evidence in order to have deeply ethical and…
— Sam Harris
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The faith of religion is belief on insufficient evidence.
— Sam Harris
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In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may…
— William Kingdon Clifford
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To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
— William Kingdon Clifford
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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
— William Kingdon Clifford
Who Wrote These Insufficient Evidence Quotes
6 authors contributed a total of 12 Insufficient Evidence Quotes as follows: