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“The downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that is as lacking in critical thinking as the one of the true believer, and that simply does not help either science or the public at large.”

Thinking Doe Ideas Helping Turns Position Critical Believer Rejection Phenomenon Arrogant Skepticism Lacking Critical Thinking True Believer

Book:Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Source: Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

“Doubt is an element of criticism, and the tendency of criticism is necessarily skeptical.”

Doubt Elements Criticism Tendencies Skepticism Skeptical

Book:Church policy: a speech delivered by the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P. at a meeting of the Oxford Diocesan Society for the Augmentation of Small Livings, in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Nov. 25, 1864, etc

Source: Church policy: a speech delivered by the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P. at a meeting of the Oxford Diocesan Society for the Augmentation of Small Livings, in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Nov. 25, 1864, etc

“You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism.”

Thinking Knows Demand Errors Committed Skepticism Memes Congruence

Book:Zombies on Kilimanjaro: A Father/Son Journey Above the Clouds

Source: Zombies on Kilimanjaro: A Father/Son Journey Above the Clouds

“There is one thing a professor can be absolutely certain of: almost every student entering the university believes, or says he believes, that truth is relative.”

Believe Certain One Thing Students Truth Is University Professors Relative Skepticism Entering

Book:Closing of the American Mind

Source: Closing of the American Mind

“No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily concealed in the undergrowth of the jungle, the old tribal authority will rapidly become undermined by the mounting influenece of modern skepticism.”

Men May Technology Modern Authority Medicine Aids These Days Devices Tape Skepticism Jungle Concealed Recorders

Book:The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Source: The Ballad of Peckham Rye

“There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.”

Ifs Made Two Science Results Discovery Scientist Contrary Outcomes Skepticism Hypothesis Skeptical Measurement Skeptic Measuring Scientific Discovery Discovery In Science

Author:Enrico Fermi

“Skepticism is a religion very rich in evangelists but very short on saviors.”

Belief Rich Savior Skepticism Evangelists

Author:Robert Breault

“All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.”

People Want Feels Government Young Social Adults Independence Young Adult Contracts Skepticism Social Contract

Author:Ellen Goodman

“Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.”

Thinking Firsts Intellect Surrender Skepticism Shameful Skeptic Chastity Ripeness

Author:George Santayana

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.”

“Let the greatest part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest, lest the greater part of what thou believest be the least part of what is true.”

Greater News Skepticism

Author:Francis Quarles

“The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, -- luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, -- are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.”

Culture Next Goal Civilization Constant Corruption Factors Luxury Superstitions Decay Skepticism Weariness Decadence Epoch Manure

Author:Cyril Connolly

“In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.”

Belief Virtue Healthy Evidence Skepticism

Author:Paul Davies

“The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.”

Politics Democracy Essentials Commitment Capacity Skepticism

Book:Composing a Life

Source: Composing a Life

“Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst.”

States Church Worst Consequence Claims Indifference Rebellion Cynicism Skepticism Antipathy Against Religion

Book:Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock

Source: Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock

“We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy.”

Believe Stills Soul Left Modern Trials Skepticism Ordeals

Author:Alexander Herzen

“Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America can't be quite as good as it says it is. And why does it need so relentlessly to keep saying how good it is?”

Needs Mind Wells Littles Doe America Degrees Closest Skepticism Infection Closest Friends

Author:Robert MacNeil

“I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field testing.”

People Real Fields Theory Variety Criticize Passive Skepticism Testing Discouraging Armchairs

Author:Tim Ferriss

“I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.”

People Trying Action Courses Next Steps Active Skepticism Skeptical Next Steps

Author:Tim Ferriss

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