Quotes About Rationality

A beast, that wants discourse of reason.

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.

My opposition is based on two grounds; first, the right of every rational being to become a "Priest unto himself," and by the test of enlightened reason, to form his own unbiased judgment of all things natural and spiritual:

My opposition is based on two grounds; first, the right of every rational being to become a "Priest unto himself," and by the test of enlightened reason, to form his own unbiassed judgment of all things natural and spiritual: second, that the reputation of the Bishops who extracted these books from the original New Testament, under the pretence of being Apocryphal, and forbade them to be read by the people, is proved by authentic impartial history too odious to entitle them to any deference.

It is characteristic of the ethnocentrism of anthropology that whereas the rationality of claims by African and other primitive diviners to be able to see what is not visible to the ordinary eye has long seemed to be a proper subject of investigation, the occult powers of our own diviners have been taken for granted. Magic has been regarded as a bizarre phenomenon, the artness of art has not.

His ironing seemed highly rational, with a constant speed that allowed him to get the best results, with the least effort; all the economy and elegance of his mathematical proofs performed right there on the ironing board. The Professor was definitely the best man for this job, we had to admit, since the tablecloth was made of delicate lace.

Deizmin kutsal? ak?l, bilim ve ahlakt?r.

human behavior being inexplicable to rational felines,

Like my father, Donor White could hold in his head the incompatible demands of rationality and irrationality, of facts and love.

Occam's Razor: The simplest theory is usually the correct one." He

Saying "I don't know" is not a flaw. It is a true and valid statement that does not take the totally illogical leap of "I don't know … therefore a god did it." It communicates the simple and reasonable proposition that we need to learn more.

We have fought long and hard to escape medieval superstition and I, for one, do not want to go back. —JAMES RANDI

Without Intelligent Design there could be no stupidity

Neil Degrasse Tyson says that the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. Surely it's scientists who are under no obligation to make sense.

Education should enable a student to think rationally, critically, and ultimately to understand, accept, and adapt with new and old ideas.

Education gives you the power to think rationally, think better, and be productive in every act.

Common sense is very uncommon. It is also shaped by your education.

To be logical is very illogical.

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.

Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!

It's incredible how much intelligence is used in this world to prove nonsense.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.

The French equate intelligence with rational discourse, the Russians with intense soul-searching. For the Mexican, intelligence is inseparable from maliciousness.