Quotes About Questioning

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.

The Church no longer contends that knowledge is in itself sinful, though it did so in its palmy days; but the acquisition of knowledge, even though not sinful, is dangerous, since it may lead to pride of intellect, and hence to a questioning of the Christian dogma.

The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?

William James used to preach the 'will to believe.' For my part, I should wish to preach the 'will to doubt' ... what is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.

Il mondo non ha bisogno di dogmi, ha bisogno di libera ricerca.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is its exact opposite.

To such a man [without philosophy] the world tends to become definite, finite, and obvious; common objects rouse no questions, and unfamiliar possibilities are contemptuously rejected.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts.

The demand for certainty is an intellectual vice.

Why are you troubled?" He asked them. "And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at My hands and My feet." Luke 24:38–39

We don't see any signs for us. There is no longer a prophet… . Why do You hold back Your hand? Psalm 74:9, 11

Why do you take Him to court for not answering anything a person asks? Job 33:13

They saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing with them… . He asked, "What are you arguing with them about?" Mark 9:14, 16

Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you?" John 6:61

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" Matthew 16:13

Moses asked God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" Exodus 3:11

Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" Matthew 9:28

Who are you— anyone who talks back to God? Romans 9:20

In order to accuse Him, they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:10

I know we journalists have a reputation for being cynics. We do. It's our job to question - everything.

I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy.

We should teach kids how to question. Now having said that, of course, to be a productive adult, there are certain skills that are required - reading, writing, and, in the old-fashioned days, we used to say arithmetic. Now we say mathematics.