#skepticism

The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

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People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism. ↗

— Elliot Richardson

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I don't think there was enough skepticism because I think most of us kind of believed that Saddam Hussein was building biological, chemical, and perhaps even, nuclear weapons. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

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The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. ↗

— George Santayana

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There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. ↗

— George Santayana

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She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

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Truth has two beautiful daughters; their names are skepticism and faith. Skepticism to examine the past to make sure it was not full of lies, and faith to believe that the future won't be full of them also. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

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I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil. ↗

— Nate Silver

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