Faith Quote by William Gilkerson

“Belief means not wanting to know what is true.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to…

— David Hume

“But believing something to be true has nothing to do with whether it is true.”

— Marcus J. Borg

“To believe something is to believe that it is true. And to believe that it is true entails believing that its denial is false.”

— David Werther

“Truth is not a prerequisite for belief, whilst belief is often times a catalyst for searching for one's own truth.”

— S.R

“Belief and doubt are living attitudes, and involve conduct on our part. Our only way, for example, of doubting, or refusing to believe, that…

— William James

Religious faith obscures uncertainty where uncertainty . . . exists, allowing the unknown, the implausible, and the . . . false to achieve primacy over the facts.

— Sam Harris

“Defeasible beliefs provide the provisional certainty necessary to navigate an uncertain world.”

— John Brockman

“The question of belief is a curious one, partaking of the wonders of childhood and the blind hopefulness of the very old; in all…

— Shirley Jackson

“Belief is the unmitigated, simplest form of mental representation. It’s a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be…

— Michael Khatkar

“Having belief means not just expecting others to meet our standards, but also being consistent and trustworthy in fulfilling our own assurances.”

— Suman Pokhrel

“My belief is the belief of no beliefs. That's my belief.”

— T. Scott McLeod