Faith Quote by Maria Konnikova

“For some of our most important beliefs we have no evidence at all, except that people we love and trust hold these beliefs. Considering”

— Daniel Kahneman

“People are always clinging to what they want to hear, discarding the evidence that doesn’t fit with their beliefs, giving greater weight to evidence…

— Paula Stokes

“Beliefs are choices. No one has authority over your personal beliefs. Your beliefs are in jeopardy only when you don't know what they are.”

— Jay Allison

“We believe in the wrong things. That's what frustrates me the most. Not the lack of belief, but the belief in the wrong things.”

— Rachel Cohn

“Belief comes from your own experience and not someone else’s.”

— Haresh Sippy

“Religious beliefs are sometimes based not on testimony by others but on religious experiences of the believer.”

— Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

“The proof that we believe something isn’t when we agree with what someone teaches us, it’s when we act on it.”

— John Bevere

“We cannot trust our own minds, traditions and beliefs.”

— Bryant McGill

“If we are to believe anything, we must get used to disagreeing with lots of other people.”

— Allison Jr., Dale C

“Our real beliefs are generally not to be found at the level of ego.”

— Peter Rollins

“Know how to rank your beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Once people get beliefs into their heads, it’s fucking hard to change their minds, no matter how many facts come knocking on the door.…

— Bobby Adair