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The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts read more
The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first read more
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it ca
Great intellects are skeptical.
Great intellects are skeptical.
An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.
An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.
The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith read more
The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a read more
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.
The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.
