“In reality, a person questioning the existence of the Satanic conspiracy is merely pointing out that the emperor is wearing no clothes. In that case, one can understand why the emperor's tailors get upset and suggest the person doing the pointing is a tool of the devil. Then the question comes down to one of whether the crowd will believe the evidence they have before them, or if they will buy into the tailors' fantasies.” IfsBelievePersonsRealityExistenceCasesFantasyClothesDevilEvidenceToolsCrowdsUpsetConspiracyQuestioningPointingEmperorSatanicTailors Author:Michael A. Stackpole
“State Department lawyers need to have the evidence to back up the charge before they make it. Here's Nebraska Republican Jeff Fortenberry questioning Assistant Secretary of State Anne Patterson at a House hearing.” NeedsStatesHouseRepublicanEvidenceLawyerDepartmentQuestioningSecretaryAssistantsNebraska Author:Tom Gjelten
“Leonardo da Vinci did not take received wisdom - whether from ancient classical thinkers or medieval scholars or from the Bible - without questioning it. And this was the beginning of the scientific method. This is another lesson for our time: that when we have evidence that contradicts a certain belief, we should be willing to change it. I think this made Leonardo, in some ways, a person who better understood the beauty of God's creation than a person who just takes all received wisdom from the Bible on faith.” ThinkingBeliefCreationEvidenceAncientThinkerScholarQuestioningMedievalLeonardo Author:Walter Isaacson
“Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.” MayPersonsDoeUsedEvidenceSilentStatementsQuestioningAttorney Author:Earl Warren
“Liberalism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas - an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives.” SelfAttitudeSupportEvidenceSeekingAlternativesLiberalismRejectsQuestioningDogmaEvidentPropositionsPlausible Book:The Faith of a Liberal Source: The Faith of a Liberal