Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Quote by Tryon Edwards

Topics: Belief Quotes, Credulity Quotes

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near...

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near...

The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's...

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on...

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is when one person wants to rob a bank and the other person does...

Compromise is when one person wants to rob a bank and the other person does...

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the...

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...