Argumentation Quote by Stephen McAndrew

“The methods of increasing the degree of truth in our beliefs are well known; they consist in hearing all sides, trying to ascertain all…

— Bertrand Russell

... All ideas need to be heard, because each idea contains one aspect of the truth. By examining that aspect, we add to our…

— John Stuart Mill

“people believe a conclusion is true, they are also very likely to believe arguments that appear to support it, even when these arguments are…

— 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

“There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the far-fetched, and those who believe that 'belief' must be discarded and replaced by…

— Max Born

“Degree of conformance to our other beliefs. One of our criteria for the assessment of explanations is coherence with our existing beliefs.”

— Michael E Emmering

“ideas generate action when they are believed regardless of whether they are true or not in our opinion”

— Patricia Crone

“The human understanding, once it has adopted opinions, either because they were already accepted and believed, or because it likes them, draws everything else…

— Gary Taubes

“Beliefs and assumptions drive the perception.”

— Steven Redhead

“No conclusion can be more agreable to scepticism than such as make discoveries concerning the weakness and narrow limites of human reason and capacity”

— David Hume

“If it's Truth we're after, we'll find that we cannot start with any assumptions or concepts whatsoever. Instead, we must approach the world with…

— Steve Hagen

“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