#skeptic

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves. ↗

— Nate Silver

#average #data #more #numbers #people

Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#sagan #skepticism #humor

Men think epilepsy divine, merely because they do not understand it. But if they called everything divine which they do not understand, why, there would be no end to divine things. ↗

— Hippocrates

#religion #science #skepticism #men

It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true. ↗

— Daniel Wallace

#skepticism #science

If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#positivism #sagan #science #skepticism #theology

I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that. ↗

— Ben Goldacre

#skepticism #science

It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind. ↗

— نجيب محفوظ

#heart #sentimentality #skepticism #skepticism

Pardon me, but there’s someone on the phone who says they have a call for you.” There’s a call to tell me I have a call?” he asked with heavy skepticism. ↗

— Jeaniene Frost

#destined #early #grave #skepticism

My wish for you... is that your skeptic-eclectic brain be flooded with the light of truth. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#prisoner #russian #zek #skepticism

We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#atheism #belief #beliefs #god #gods