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Believe Quotes - Page 524

None are so likely to believe too little as those who have begun by believing too much.

Miguel de Unamuno (1977). “The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations”, p.86, Princeton University Press

Puritans will never believe it, but life is full of disagreeable things that aren't even good for you.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.95, BookBaby

The neurotic believes that life has meaning, but that his life hasn't.

"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

People believe in God because we are pattern-seeking, storytelling, mythmaking, religious, moral animals.

Michael Shermer (2005). “The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule”, p.116, Macmillan

The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.

Michael Shermer (2003). “How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God”, p.407, Macmillan