75 Quotes About Irrationality

The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

Being on the side of the majority is often a sign that you are wrong, or the most unlikely to be right.

If thou really believe in one God,irrationality is subset of thou logic.

The effects of conformity on beliefs and attitudes are the more injurious because people tend to associate with others who have similar beliefs to themselves. ... the only way to substantiate a belief is to try to disprove it. But because like mixes with like, people are rarely exposed to counter-arguments to their more deeply held convictions, let alone to counter-evidence. Their beliefs conform to those of their associates: hence, there is little possibility of eliminating persistent errors.

The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.

Sometimes I’m irrational, I know I am, but even irrational thought feels very, very real when you’re in the middle of shit.

People are not embracing collectivism because they have accepted bad economics. They are accepting bad economics because they have embraced collectivism.

The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle.