Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a read more

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.

Skepticism is slow suicide.

Skepticism is slow suicide.

It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.

It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.

An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out.

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself
and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen read more

Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself
and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of
your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you
can see forever.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is read more

For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.