Quotes About Skepticism

Religion and natural science are fighting a joint battle in an incessant, never relaxing crusade against skepticism and against dogmatism, against unbelief and superstition... [and therefore] 'On to God!

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world.

Parfümierte, wortreiche, handlungsarme Ideenromane, die deshalb von den Deutschen geliebt werden, weil dieser Mann [Thomas Mann] genauso ein Heuchler war wie sie selbst.

As for justice, who has once seen it done?

I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

He leaned against the door. Lord save her from men who leaned.

Jonah was a skeptic, the way all decent scientists were, but his skepticism was outmaneuvered by the good feelings that he now connected with being here among these people. This was what a family felt like; this was what a family was.

Here he is, the man who knows things and who should want to help me. But it is so hard to bring up things with any weight at all to a man like this. A man like this doesn't have real conversations.

Even at the tender age of twelve, when I knelt in front of the bishop for my confirmation, I had the sneaking suspicion that the Episcopal Church was just a politically correct social club for wealthy white people in designer clothes. p29

I am not sure I trust you." "You can trust me with your life, My King." "But not with my wine, obviously. Give it back.

An honest government is the childish dream of the gullible men!

Carry always your earplugs with you in case of emergency, like meeting with a politician!

Only the dull don't doubt!

Time will come and some people will be proud of themselves that they have never believed in any religion! This honour will be belonging to the clever people of the society only! For the others, merely the deep shame will remain!

Doctor Moran told you to get your rest," Jim said doubtfully. "The good doctor can go and ... attempt the anatomically impossible," Ryan said dryly.

Seriously. I doubted I could ever fully trust anyone ever again. He took that away from me. Trust.

No. But it's like the argument `don't donate to third-world countries because the money mightn't get to them.' People only say that because it makes them feel better about the fact that they do nothing.

I find I can't really describe what Mia has. People want symptoms. They want physical evidence. This thing my mum has is like the X-Files. It can't be explained to the non-believers.

It's not just guys like those today. Even the pretty ones can be awful. Don't trust them just because they're pretty.

If it seems too good to be true... it probably is.

Using a journalist's skepticism about what can go wrong can help us move from blind technological optimism to a more reasonable, balanced perspective

If your mother says she loves you, check it out.

Cordelia has never trusted Peach, ever

De que vale ter crença em Deus se perdemos a fé nos homens?