Scepticism - Quotes

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Some minds are incapable of skepticism. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everyone, including skeptics, will generate delusions that match their views. That is how a normal and healthy brain works. Skeptics are not exempt from self-delusion. - Scott Adams

Hands untrained in the use of tools destroy what they want to build. It takes skill to use tools to achieve the result desired, whether it’s tearing down an old house or building a new one. Skepticism is a tool serving both purposes. But it must be used by a trained mind, a mind capable of disciplined thinking. - J. B. Charles

I am too much of a skeptic to deny the possibility of anything. - Thomas H. Huxley

It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of science. - Carl Sagan

Large scepticism leads to large understanding. Small scepticism leads to small understanding. No scepticism leads to no understanding. - Xi Zhi

Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon. - George Santayana

Skepticism literally means a thoughtful inquiry, the looking at a problem in a disinterested spirit, the surveying of a question from many sides. In this sense it is the very essence of philosophy and science. - Joseph Alexander Leighton

Scepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. - George Sanayana

You must develop the habit of skepticism, not swallow every piece of superstition you are told by witch-doctors and professors. - Chinua Achebe