Conventions Quote by George Santayana

If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those…

— Carl Sagan

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.

— George Santayana

Profound skepticism is favorable to conventions, because it doubts that the criticism of conventions is any truer than they are.

— George Santayana

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.

— George Santayana

Skepticism is not a position; it's a process.

— Michael Shermer

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility…

— George Santayana

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.

— George Santayana

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer; there is nobility…

— George Santayana

Skepticism requires disbelief and curiosity, not conformity to conventional wisdom. There's no science here. This is pure politics.

— Rush Limbaugh

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical. . . . Any man who for one moment abandons or suspends the questioning…

— Bergen Evans

We must be skeptical even of our skepticism.

— Bertrand Russell

“We invite skepticism. In fact, we require it. It is an essential mechanism for challenging ideas, identifying errors, and furthering collective knowledge.”

— Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying