Skeptics Quotes

The primary tool of science is skepticism, whose light shrivels unquestioning faith.

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.

Once we are in the habit of filtering what we want to believe through a sieve, disbelief splashes back in our face.