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It is the press that has taken these charges and accusations and blown them up without any kind of skepticism whatsoever - blown them into realities and treated them as if they were true. ↗

— Dixie Lee Ray

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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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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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Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith. ↗

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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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? ↗

— Robert MacNeil

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It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true. ↗

— Daniel Wallace

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If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic. ↗

— Ann Druyan

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that. ↗

— Ben Goldacre

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