#credulity

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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There's always this sense of incredulity that writers feel, because they're usually living flat and ordinary lives, because they have to. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#because #feel #flat #incredulity #lives

There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine. ↗

— Walter Scott

#easier #examine #finds #historical #incredulity

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength. ↗

— Charles Lamb

#credulity #man #strength #weakness

The New Age movement looks like a mixed bag. I see much in it that seems good: It's optimistic; it's enthusiastic; it has the capacity for belief. On the debit side, I think one needs to distinguish between belief and credulity. ↗

— Huston Smith

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