“It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.” IfsAcceptingLearningTheorySkepticismUnlearn Author:Isaac Asimov
“No matter how we may single out a complex from nature...its theoretical treatment will never prove to be ultimately conclusive... I believe that this process of deepening of theory has no limits.” BelieveMayMatterI BelieveProcessTheoryProveLimitsComplexesTreatmentSkepticismTheoretical Author:Albert Einstein
“Every theory in medicine, if medicine is to remain healthy, must be beaten out on the anvil of skepticism. So do we weed out charlatanism.” IfsHealthTheoryHealthyDoctorsMedicineWeedSkepticismBeatenAnvils Author:Alice Tisdale Hobart
“I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily, although I tried.” ThinkingWholeCertainHeardHavensTheoryAmountSkepticismShut UpPillsAmber Author:Amber Heard
“Skepticism must go hand in hand with rationality. When theories are shown to be false, the correct thing to do is to move on.” HandsMovingTheoryThings To DoSkepticismRationalityHand In Hand Author:Brian Cox
“The magical thinking encouraged by any belief in the supernatural, combined with the vilification of rationality and skepticism, is more conducive to conspiracy theories than it is to productive political debate.” ThinkingPoliticalBeliefTheoryDebateProductiveConspiracySkepticismRationalityConspiracy TheoryPolitical DebatesMagical Thinking Author:Wendy Kaminer
“Even if individual researchers are prone to falling in love with their own theories, the broader process of peer review and institutionalized skepticism are designed to ensure that, eventually, the best ideas prevail.” IfsIdeasFallIndividualProcessTheoryFalling In LoveReviewsSkepticismPeersResearchersPeer Review Author:Chris Mooney
“Mainstream economic theories popular in the last several decades have tended to downplay the government's role in markets and to increase skepticism about even that more limited role. Austerity, particularly in Europe, has added to the problem. It has not worked, even on its own terms.” ProblemGovernmentLastsTermRolesEconomicTheoryEuropeIncreaseDecadesMainstreamSkepticismAusterityEconomic Theory Author:Mariana Mazzucato