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Skeptic Quotes

Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by skeptics.

Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with less of stoic courage than is needed by skeptics.

Bertrand Russell (1971). “Bertrand Russell's best: silhouettes in satire”, Allen & Unwin

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

The Louisville & Nashville Employes' Magazine, Volume 20, p. 28, 1944.

Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

"History and Utopia". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1960.

I’m a skeptic not because I do not want to believe, but because I want to know.

Michael Shermer (2011). “The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths”, p.2, Macmillan

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

"The Illuminatus! Trilogy" by Robert Anton Wilson, Part I : The Eye in the Pyramid, (p. 176), 1988.

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect...

"Scepticism and Animal Faith". Book by George Santayana, 1923.

Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)”, p.9809, Delphi Classics

Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before.

"The Advice For Any Woman Who Wants To Found A Startup" by Jessica Livingston, www.businessinsider.com. January 31, 2011.