#skepticism

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. ↗

— George Santayana

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There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. ↗

— George Santayana

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On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. ↗

— Adam Smith

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Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith. ↗

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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

— Carl Sagan

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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

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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

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

— Ben Goldacre

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Dean, you've been to Hell, I started the Apocalypse, and we're supposed to be possessed by an archangel and the devil. Now you're being skeptical? ↗

— Keith R.A. DeCandido

#apocalypse #dean-winchester #devil #hell #sam-winchester

Scepticism 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 can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness. ↗

— George Santayana

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