Quotes About Skeptic

I think I have an inbuilt British skepticism.

look, you know i don't wanna come on ungrateful, but that warren report, you know as well as me, just didn't make it. You know, like they might as well have asked some banana salesman from des moines, who was up in toronto on the big day, if he saw anyone around looking suspicious/...

We don't want to believe that the entire government can be jackknifed by a high school dropout.

I'm a skeptic of religious systems, not of the faith. Someday I will be happy to discuss the difference with you.

Since that day, when people have spoken to me of genius, I have felt the inside pocket to make sure my wallet's still there.

A man who calls bullshit fertilizer.

I doubt hell has this much Kool-Aid

I'm a real open-minded skeptic when it comes to the ghost world. And there are places that I've traveled to where it's very scary and I end up feeling like there might be something going on there.

The greatest tragedy with a sceptic is that he cannot consign himself to truth, however he may see it.

I don't want you to trust me, I want you to question everything I say.

I would recommend that skeptics devote even more effort than they do now to understanding the reasons why so many people want or need to believe.

La tercera regla es: No creas a nadie. No creas a otras personas porque todas mienten constantemente.

instead of doubting yourself, have faith in yourself. Instead of doubting the truth, doubt the lies. Be skeptical, but learn to listen.

Well, Professor, I know you always have a reason for what you do, but this certainly puzzles me. It is well we have no sceptic here, or he would say that you were working some spell to keep out an evil spirit. Perhaps

I don't trust anyone named Gavin.

People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons. The last way for skeptics to get the attention of bright, curious, intelligent people is to belittle or condescend or to show arrogance toward their beliefs.

Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule.

Gullibility kills.

The whole idea of a democratic application of skepticism is that everyone should have the essential tools to effectively and constructively evaluate claims to knowledge.

But in introducing me simultaneously to skepticism and to wonder, they taught me the two uneasily cohabiting modes of thought that are central to the scientific method.

Our politics, economics, advertising, and religions (New Age and Old) are awash in credulity. Those who have something to sell, those who wish to influence public opinion, those in power, a skeptic might suggest, have a vested interest in discouraging skepticism

The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical protocols, is the pathway to a dark age.

All science asks is to employ the same levels of skepticism we use in buying a used car or in judging the quality of analgesics or beer from their television commercials.

Lo único que pide la ciencia es que se apliquen los mismos niveles de escepticismo que al comprar un coche usado o al juzgar la calidad de un analgésico o una cerveza a través de los anuncios de la televisión.