Quotes tagged ‘skepticism’

“My father told me not to have hatred in my heart. He said that men do these things not because of evil. They do evil because of fear. And at that moment, I realized my father is a fool for believing there was a difference. If it happens, it will happen quickly and you must be prepared.”

— Meaghan Oppenheimer, Daniel Salazar, Rubén Blades, imdb.com

“I doubt everything all the time, all right? It’s the only way to live.”

— Nick Towne, Cassidy, Joseph Gilgun, imdb.com

“We all know that any emotional bias—irrespective of truth or falsity—can be implanted by suggestion in the emotions of the young, hence the inherited traditions of an orthodox community are absolutely without evidential value....If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their yo…”

— H. P. Lovecraft, amazon.com

“As long as skepticism is based on a sound understanding of science it is invaluable, for that is how science progresses. But poor criticism can lead those who are unfamiliar with the science involved into doubting everything about climate change predictions.”

— Tim Flannery, amazon.com

“The truthful man is usually a liar.”

— Alfred Nobel, en.wikiquote.org

“The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the 'Mythbusters' heart and there's no small reason that they've embraced us. That's our people. That's the way we like to think.”

— Adam Savage, wired.com

“We must all begin to question the experts. They have not really been right. No abundance of material goods can compensate for the death of individuality and personal creativity.”

— Coretta Scott King, en.wikiquote.org

“Philosophy … is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer, amazon.com

“All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe.”

— Thomas Paine, amazon.com

“One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.”

— Thomas Paine, amazon.com

“Trust no one.”

— Chris Carter, Deep Throat, Jerry Hardin, imdb.com

“Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.”

— Albert Camus, amazon.com