Quotes About Doubt

The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.

Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?

Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.

and the funny thing was that people who weren't entirely certain they were right always argued much louder than other people, as if the main person they were trying to convince were themselves.

Lots of people would be as cowardly as me if they were brave enough.

There was no light at the end of the tunnel--or if there was, it was an oncoming train.

There's no point in believing in things that exist.

Oh. I see. People don't want to see what can't possibly exist.

Just because you're an angel doesn't mean you have to be a fool.

Trouble is, just because things are obvious doesn't mean they're true.

People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.

When people say clearly something that means there's a huge crack in their argument and they know things aren't clear at all.

I'VE NEVER BEEN VERY SURE ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT, said Bill Door. I AM NOT SURE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS RIGHT. OR WRONG. JUST PLACES TO STAND.

Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong...But it might.

But is all this true? said Brutha. Didactylos shrugged. Could be. Could be. We are here and it is now. The way I see it is, after that, everything tends towards guesswork. You mean you don't KNOW it's true? said Brutha. I THINK it might be, said Didactylos. I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about.

But then science is nothing but a series of questions that lead to more questions.

But you ain't part of it, are you? said Granny conversationally. You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?

It as true that normal people couldn't hear Gaspode speak, because dogs don't speak. It's a well know fact. ... Besides, almost all dogs don't talk. Ones that do are merely a statistical error, and can therefore be ignored.

Religion is not an exact science. Sometimes, of course, neither is science.

Not all questions are answered, commander, but fortunately some answers are questioned.

The children refused to disbelieve in the monsters because, frankly, they knew damn well the things were there. But she'd found that they could, very firmly, also believe in the poker.

In the rain-forests of Brutha's subconscious the butterfly of doubt emerged and flapped an experimental wing, all unaware of what chaos theory has to say about this sort of thing …

As for me, some days I believe in God, and some days I do not. Then Dodger said, "Is that allowed?" Solomon pushed the door open and then fussily began locking it up again behind him. Dodger, you fail to understand the unique arrangements between Jewish people and God.

Right,' he said uncertainty. His mind was grinding through the problem. She was a witch. Just lately there'd been a lot of gossip about witches being bad for your health. He'd been told not to let witches pass, but no one had said anything about apple sellers. Apple sellers were not a problem. It was witches that were the problem. She'd said she was an apple seller and he wasn't about to doubt a witch's word.