Affliction Quote by Marcel Proust

“The facts of life do not penetrate to the sphere in which our beliefs are cherished; they did not engender those beliefs, and they…

— Marcel Proust

“Facts do not find their way into the world in which our beliefs reside - they did not produce our beliefs, there, they do…

— Marcel Proust

Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts

— Henry Rosovsky

Well, I'll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in God makes people behave worse. That can be proved beyond a doubt.

— Christopher Hitchens

“The facts themselves do not compel belief. God will not force us to trust Him. God gives us the ability to respond and graciously…

— Holly Ordway

Belief creates the actual fact.

— William James

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

— Jena Malone

“When it comes to our embedded beliefs, our relative intolerance to ambiguous and contrary information leads us in many instances to ignore or less…

— Brian Goedken

The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.

— Anonymous

Doubt works deep within you like a disease or, even more effectively, like a faith.

— Anonymous

“The amount of evidence and its quality do not count for much, because poor evidence can make a very good story. For some of…

— Daniel Kahneman

“It is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient…

— H.L. Mencken