Alive Quote by Nina Berberova

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.

— George Orwell

There are certain truths so true that they are practically unbelievable.

— Gore Vidal

One of the most obtuse superstitions is the superstition of the scientists who say that man can exist without faith.

— Leo Tolstoy

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.

— Thomas Jefferson

Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together.

— William Jennings Bryan

For many, the regressive belief in superstitions and miracles is an escape from the hardships of life. Once trapped into irrationalism, they become more…

— Sanal Edamaruku

It is better to have no ideas than false ones.

— Thomas Jefferson

Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.

— Umberto Eco

“We always believe in ‘the truth’; only other people believe in superstitions.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.

— George Orwell

Once in a while there are things the brain simply refuses to accept as being true because they appear too improbable, too unlikely, too…

— Walter Abish

Superstitions are, for the most part, but the shadows of great truths.

— Tryon Edwards