Believe - Quotes
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn`t work that way at all.
There is nothing we need to believe on insufficient evidence in order to have deeply ethical and spiritual lives.
People believe in God because we are pattern-seeking, storytelling, mythmaking, religious, moral animals.
I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I`ll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.
I believe a society will not be free if women of that society are not free.
The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.
It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if you're too well behaved and don't want to break the rules. You have to think outside the box. That's what I believe. After all, what is the point of being on this earth if all you want to do is be liked by everyone and avoid trouble?
I`m a skeptic not because I do not want to believe, but because I want to know.
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
If all morality comes from god, what does it mean to believe "god is good"? Wouldn`t that be a tautology? If Satan were to win the final battle (the spoiler says he doesn`t), defeat god, and become the most powerful force in the universe, wouldn`t he be our god? We`d meet the new boss, and he`d be the same as the old boss - good, by definition.
I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn`t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
Blackmail is just stock options; they are worth nothing unless I happen to believe they`re worth something.
Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it. You`ve got to make the most of what you`ve got here and spread as much influence as you can. I believe that you only live through the influence that you spread, whether that means having a kid or making music.
The best lie goes to you (goes to you)
For making me believe (that you)
That you could be faithful to me
Let`s hear your speech.