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Skepticism Quotes

Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism-and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency Picture Quote #1

Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world’s heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith Picture Quote #1

Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good Picture Quote #1

The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense Picture Quote #1

The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism Picture Quote #1

I’m the most cynical person, and I know what that sounds like when you say, I don’t drink and drive, and I don’t. But I know people look at that with skepticism, and I understand Picture Quote #1

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All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government Picture Quote #1

No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily concealed in the undergrowth of the jungle, the old tribal authority will rapidly become undermined by the mounting influenece of modern skepticism Picture Quote #1

We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy Picture Quote #1

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all Picture Quote #1

The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own Picture Quote #1

Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what Picture Quote #1

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I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism Picture Quote #1

Skepticism, not cleanliness, is next to godliness. Skepticism is the father of freedom. It is like the pry that holds open the door for truth to slip in Picture Quote #1

If mankind is to profit freely from the small and sporadic crop of the heroically gifted it produces, it will have to cultivate the delicate art of handling ideas. Psychology is now able to tell us with reasonable assurance that the most influential obstacle to freedom of thought and to new ideas is fear; and fear which can with inimitable art disguise itself as caution, or sanity, or reasoned skepticism, or on occasion even as courage Picture Quote #1

There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have as a natural gift one safeguard which is the common possession of all, and this applies especially to the dealings of democracies. What is this safeguard? Skepticism. This you must preserve. This you must retain. If you can keep this, you need fear no harm Picture Quote #1

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism Picture Quote #1

What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of new evidence? Doubt and skepticism are signs of rationality. When we are too certain of our opinions, we run the risk of ignoring any evidence that conflicts with our views. It is doubt that shows we are still thinking, still willing to reexamine hardened beliefs when confronted with new facts and new evidence Picture Quote #1

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Education must enable young people to effect what they have recognized to be right, despite hardships, despite dangers, despite inner skepticism, despite boredom, and despite mockery from the world Picture Quote #1

No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith Picture Quote #1

I expressed skepticism, in the first chapter, about the utility of time machines in historical research. I especially advised against graduate students relying on them, because of the limited perspective you tend to get from being plunked down in some particular part of the past, and the danger of not getting back in time for your orals Picture Quote #1

Belief is the natural state of things. It is the default option. We just believe. We believe all sorts of things. Belief is natural; disbelief, skepticism, science, is not natural Picture Quote #1

There is no skepticism without science and the scientific method. It’s about how we know what we know Picture Quote #1

Skepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief Picture Quote #1

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A person whose financial requirements are modest and whose curiosity, skepticism and indifference to reputation are outsized is a person at risk of becoming a journalist Picture Quote #1

Religion is an act of sedition against reason. Whatever religion is most seductive and likely to draw in victims to surrender their skepticism is the worst Picture Quote #1

The downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that is as lacking in critical thinking as the one of the true believer, and that simply does not help either science or the public at large Picture Quote #1

You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism Picture Quote #1

In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue Picture Quote #1

Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst Picture Quote #1

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Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism-and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency (Skepticism Quotes) Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world’s heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith (Skepticism Quotes) Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good (Skepticism Quotes) The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense (Skepticism Quotes) The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism (Skepticism Quotes) I’m the most cynical person, and I know what that sounds like when you say, I don’t drink and drive, and I don’t. But I know people look at that with skepticism, and I understand (Skepticism Quotes) All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government (Skepticism Quotes) No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily concealed in the undergrowth of the jungle, the old tribal authority will rapidly become undermined by the mounting influenece of modern skepticism (Skepticism Quotes) We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy (Skepticism Quotes) I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all (Skepticism Quotes) The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own (Skepticism Quotes) Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what (Skepticism Quotes) I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism (Skepticism Quotes) Skepticism, not cleanliness, is next to godliness. Skepticism is the father of freedom. It is like the pry that holds open the door for truth to slip in (Skepticism Quotes) If mankind is to profit freely from the small and sporadic crop of the heroically gifted it produces, it will have to cultivate the delicate art of handling ideas. Psychology is now able to tell us with reasonable assurance that the most influential obstacle to freedom of thought and to new ideas is fear; and fear which can with inimitable art disguise itself as caution, or sanity, or reasoned skepticism, or on occasion even as courage (Skepticism Quotes) There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have as a natural gift one safeguard which is the common possession of all, and this applies especially to the dealings of democracies. What is this safeguard? Skepticism. This you must preserve. This you must retain. If you can keep this, you need fear no harm (Skepticism Quotes) Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism (Skepticism Quotes) What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of new evidence? Doubt and skepticism are signs of rationality. When we are too certain of our opinions, we run the risk of ignoring any evidence that conflicts with our views. It is doubt that shows we are still thinking, still willing to reexamine hardened beliefs when confronted with new facts and new evidence (Skepticism Quotes) Education must enable young people to effect what they have recognized to be right, despite hardships, despite dangers, despite inner skepticism, despite boredom, and despite mockery from the world (Skepticism Quotes) No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith (Skepticism Quotes) I expressed skepticism, in the first chapter, about the utility of time machines in historical research. I especially advised against graduate students relying on them, because of the limited perspective you tend to get from being plunked down in some particular part of the past, and the danger of not getting back in time for your orals (Skepticism Quotes) Belief is the natural state of things. It is the default option. We just believe. We believe all sorts of things. Belief is natural; disbelief, skepticism, science, is not natural (Skepticism Quotes) There is no skepticism without science and the scientific method. It’s about how we know what we know (Skepticism Quotes) Skepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief (Skepticism Quotes) A person whose financial requirements are modest and whose curiosity, skepticism and indifference to reputation are outsized is a person at risk of becoming a journalist (Skepticism Quotes) Religion is an act of sedition against reason. Whatever religion is most seductive and likely to draw in victims to surrender their skepticism is the worst (Skepticism Quotes) The downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that is as lacking in critical thinking as the one of the true believer, and that simply does not help either science or the public at large (Skepticism Quotes) You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism (Skepticism Quotes) In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue (Skepticism Quotes) Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst (Skepticism Quotes)

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