1,806 Quotes About Reason

I'm an old-fashioned guy. I believe in the Enlightenment, and reason, and logic, and you know, facts.

...the test of truth is proof combined with reason.Philo of Alexandria; Book 30: The Special Laws, IV

You? I know you! You trust beyond reason."She met his eyes steadily. "Yes. It's how I get results beyond hope. As you may recall.

Reason is neutral. It has no biases. It has no agendas. There are no personal interests at stake. Reason simply says, “Here is the data, be responsible with it.” As such, reason is impartial.

Wherever and whenever a woman is harassed, abused and exploited there could be found a religion or some kind of irrational belief and suppression of reason among the minds of men or women who were responsible for the exploitation.

Given these payoffs, endorsing a belief that hasn't passed muster with scientific and fact checking isn't so irrational after all, at least not by the criterion of the immediate affects on the believer. The affects on the society and planet are another matter.

Most people never cease to exercise their right to disbelieve something that is obvious, or to believe something that is ridiculous.

عندما يتبنى عدد كاف من الناس نفس الاعتقاد، يتحول هذا الاعتقاد تلقائيًا إلى حقيقة لا يمكن دحضها في نظر الكثير من الناس، حتى لو كان هذا الاعتقاد لا يمت للحقيقة بصلة

It is necessary, first of all, to find a correct logical starting point, one which can lead us to a natural and sound interpretation of the empirical facts.