Quotes About Certainty

It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Feller was an ebullient man, who would rather be wrong than undecided.

It is wrong for a man to say that he is certain of the objective truth of any proposition unless he can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty.

To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.

A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.

Man cannot live without a continuous confidence in something indestructible within himself.

They knew many things but had no idea why. And strangely this made them more, rather than less, certain that they were right.

Being right does not always bring satisfaction

As soon as you're sure you're right, there's no point in your being here.

Juanita believes that nothing is provably true or provably false in the Bible. Because if it's provably false, then the Bible is a lie, and if it's provably true, then the existence of God is proven and there's no room for faith.

It was then that she cut him off in midsentence and said that it was over. She said it with a certainty and a conviction in her voice and her face that left him fascinated and awed. Because guys, at least of his age, didn't have the confidence to make major decisions from their gut like that. They had to build a superstructure of rational thought on top of it. But not Zula. She didn't have to decide. She just had to pass on the news.

People who claim they are motivated by the Purpose end up behaving differently—and generally better—than people who serve other masters." "So it is like believing in God." "Maybe yes. But without the theology, the scripture, the pigheaded certainty.

It was then that she cut him off in midsentence and said that it was over. She said it with a certainty and a conviction in her voice and her face that left him fascinated and awed. Because guys, at least of his age, didn't have the confidence to make major decisions from their gut like that. They had to build a superstructure of rational thought on top of it. But not Zula. She didn't have to decide. She just had to pass on the news.

Well, I am not fully convinced that I really need this," Randy says. "We all need to decide that question for ourselves," says Avi.

They wouldn't have

You know what a fact is? That's something that has nothing to do with politics.

If the math works, why then you should be sure of yourself. That's the whole point of math.

Punjab, the more certain he became that simple and obvious would defeat complicated and clever

Well, it's all math," he says. "If the math works, why then you should be sure of yourself. That's the whole point of math.

Kimi görmek inanmakt?r der. Ben ise inanman?n görmek olduÄŸunu söylüyorum.

The only Sponsoring Thought which could override this thought is the thought held in faith that God will grant whatever is asked, without fail. Some people have such faith, but very few.

Is that the truth, Jimmy? I ask without looking at him. It's the truth and it come to ya! I smile.

Is that the truth, Jimmy?" I ask without looking at him. "It's the truth, and it come to ya!" I smile.

One of the great challenges in life is knowing enough to think you're right but not enough to know you're wrong