Skeptic Quotes

148 Skeptic quotes by 111 unique authors

The skeptic says that the believer has lost his own mind under God. On the contrary, it is the people who follow God who are… — Criss Jami
There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters. — Al Gore
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid… — John F. Kennedy
The Internet has given atheists, agnostics, skeptics, the people who like to destroy everything that you and I believe, the almost equal access to your… — Josh McDowell
Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is… — Bertrand Russell
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense. — Carl Sagan
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier… — George Bernard Shaw
Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it. — George Bernard Shaw
Being a skeptic just means being rational and empirical: thinking and seeing before believing. — Michael Shermer
In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious. — Michael Shermer
Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology.… — Matt Taibbi
The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has… — Miguel de Unamuno
Everyone - pantheist, atheist, skeptic, polytheist - has to answer these questions: 'Where did I come from? What is life's meaning? How do I define… — Ravi Zacharias
Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When… — Abraham Lincoln
Ah; but my courage fails me, and my heart is sick within me! â€”Lord, take pity on the Christian who doubts, on the skeptic who… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
You never question the truth of something until you have to explain it to a skeptic. — Donald Miller
If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic. — Ann Druyan
True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics. — Yevgeny Zamyatin
Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by skeptics. — Bertrand Russell
People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons. The last way for skeptics to get the attention of bright, curious, intelligent people is to… — Carl Sagan

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