Unbelief is as much of a choice as belief is. What makes it in many ways more appealing is that whereas to believe in something requires some measure of understanding and effort, not to believe doesn't require much of anything at all.

Frederick Buechner

Mots clés belief atheism skepticism unbelief



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Deities are invented by fallible and finite beings in the hope and desire to create immortal perfection; unfortunately, such deities only reflect their creators and inspire their followers to similar imperfections.

L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Mots clés philosophy religion skepticism



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I suppose that Willie had his natural quota of ordinary suspicion and caginess, but those things tend to evaporate when what people tell you is what you want to hear.

Robert Penn Warren

Mots clés flesh skepticism gullibility



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Simply to acquiesce in skepticism can never suffice to overcome the restlessness of reason.

Immanuel Kant

Mots clés reason skepticism



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Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Mots clés empathy hate hatred prejudice skepticism racism empathy-psychology contemporary-racism empathy-diversity



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La duda es uno de los nombres de la inteligencia.

Jorge Luis Borges

Mots clés intelligence doubt skepticism borges spanish-literature inteligencia la-duda



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Given the power and influence that science increasingly has in our daily lives, it is important that we as citizens of an open and democratic society learn to separate good science from bunk. This is not just a matter of intellectual curiosity, as it affects where large portions of our tax money go, and in some cases even whether people’s lives are lost as a result of nonsense.

Massimo Pigliucci

Mots clés science skepticism



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[T]he 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.

Massimo Pigliucci

Mots clés science skepticism



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One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.

Bryant McGill

Mots clés doubt education learning reason questioning why skepticism critical-thinking



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if your job wasn’t performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book I’m not sure I believe it’s necessary

Tim Krieder

Mots clés skepticism working jobs



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