Quotes About Doubt

When some people come across a new idea that challenges their worldview they retreat into a tight, rigid scepticism.

The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible fact, whether you like it or not. Psychologically there is nothing in the world, that you can put your faith, your trust, or your belief in. Neither your gods, nor your science can save you, can bring you psychological certainty; and you have to accept that you can trust in absolutely nothing.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

Many friends have asked me why, after all I went through, I did not hate Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution in those years. The answer is simple: We were all brainwashed.

that people so often believe themselves to be right is no proof that they are.

The person of faith cannot accept reason as the arbiter of truth without giving up on faith...

After a few seconds, she opened one eye and glanced at her fellow teachers. "What do I do next?" she asked earnestly

Do you really think I'm bad?" "Of course, Jane. Every woman is, if given the chance.

When it comes to religion, no one knows anything, especially those who claim to know best.

The trustworthiness of science comes not from certainty, but from its very openness about its uncertainty, always calling into question what we currently understand and being prepared to replace that knowledge with a deeper understanding if something better comes along. In other walks of life, this attitude might be regarded as fickle. But not in science. Scientific progress depends on scientists' unwavering commitment to the qualities of honesty and doubt.

The unbelieving world increasingly rejects the truth about God, while the believing world increasingly ignores the truth about God.

Frazier realized that many suppositions would never be proved. There were possibilities and probabilities and few provabilities.

When you begin any new negotiation or find yourself losing control of an ongoing negotiation, you return to—what? Your mission and purpose. And where is your mission and purpose set? In your adversary's world. And what is embedded deep within your adversary's world? Their pain. When in doubt, return to the pain. And always nurture, because without it, the pain may simply be too much.

Why, Katie wondered, eyeing them at the altar, is false love so proud, and true love so fearful?

I'm beginning to have second thoughts regarding the validity of Gloria's theory that I can overcome my heroin addiction by the simple process of shooting up vast quantities of speed with her twenty times daily.

However much I doubted the man's ability to accomplish the task he had set himself, I could not help admiring his faith and his industry.

Unbelief loves to paint the bleakest picture it can. It loves to get us mumbling to ourselves, I'm not going to make it. I just know this is going to turn out terrible. The future is bound to crash on me. Let me tell you that God, who began a good work in you, is not about to stop now. After sending his Son to die for your sins, after saving you at such incredible cost, why would he let you fail now?

Quit looking for an answer, Jim. There fuckin' ain't one. Fuck yeah, I'm still looking for God's telephone number.

Is science a "candle in the dark"?… Or is it simply whistling in the dark?

my struggles with prayer; that's impossible and not even

The first step of wisdom is to question everything.

Man is extremely uncomfortable with uncertainty. To deal with his discomfort, man tends to create a false sense of security by substituting certainty for uncertainty. It becomes the herd instinct.

What makes us threaten the things we want most?

When you hear people tell you all the truth of the gospel, it does not necessarily mean that is what they are trusting.