Tag: skepticism
10 quotes
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Science, proceeding on skepticism, not certainty, is arguably the most successful human activity of all time.
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Thinking is disbelieving
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The scientific method is nothing more than a system of rules to keep us from lying to each other.
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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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The mark of an educated man is the ability to entertain a thought without necessarily accepting it.
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But consider, guard down, this question: what is easier than not knowing? What is easier than believing what the authority says? And why do so many read Margaret Atwood novels if somehow, somewhere, many of us don’t believe something like this has…
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No amount of belief makes something a fact.
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It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.
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0. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 0. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light. 0. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed. 0. When you meet with…