“Why, when no honest man will deny in private that every ultimate problem is wrapped in the profoundest mystery, do honest men proclaim in pulpits that unhesitating certainty is the duty of the most foolish and ignorant? Is it not a spectacle to make the angels laugh?” MenProblemLaughingMysteryHonestDutyAngelUltimateDenyFoolishIgnorantCertaintyHonest ManPulpit Book:An Agnostic's Apology, and Other Essays Source: An Agnostic's Apology, and Other Essays
“But however mysterious is nature , however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science , the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.” MenStatesWonderfulHonestDoctorsCarefulExperimentsIgnorantMysteriousImperfectPhysical ScienceQuacksPatronageQuackery Book:THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD Source: THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD
“A false friend, an unjust judge, a braggart, hypocrite, and tyrant, sincere in hatred, jealous, vain and revengeful, false in promise, honest in curse, suspicious, ignorant, infamous and hideous-such is the God of the Pentateuch.” GodReligiousHonestJudgingPromiseHatredIgnorantVainCurseSincereJealousTyrantsUnjustSuspiciousHypocriteHideousInfamousFalse FriendsRevengefulBraggarts Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“If science produces no better fruits than tyranny... I would rather wish our country to be ignorant, honest and estimable as our neighbouring savages are.” IfsCountryWishHonestProduceFruitTyrannyIgnorantOur CountrySavages Author:Thomas Jefferson
“There's a willful ignorance. We indulge people who are willfully misrepresenting the facts. I don't think those [anti-choice] congresspeople are as much benignly misguided as they are intentionally and willfully ignorant of the facts of reproduction. That lends itself very well to them being ideologically driven and carrying out agendas that, if they were to be really honest about the facts, would be a tougher sell.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsFactsWould BeChoicesHonestIgnoranceSellsDrivenIgnorantAgendasIndulgeReproductionMisguidedWillful Ignorance Author:Willie Parker