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Skepticism Quotes by Christopher Hitchens
- The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
- Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other…
- Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence.
More Skepticism Quotes
- Too much openness and you accept every notion, idea, and hypothesis-which is tantamount to knowing nothing. Too much skepticism-especially rejection of new… — Carl Sagan
- Lord I disbelieve - help thou my unbelief. — E. M. Forster
- It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better. — Ambrose Bierce
- Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God… — William Jennings Bryan
- If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. — Lord Byron
- Where journalists have gotten themselves in trouble over the last few decades is that their skepticism often extends only to American officials,… — Linda Chavez
- Although individuals may be highly intelligent, they are sometimes dogged by skepticism and doubts. They are clever, but they tend to be… — Dalai Lama