392 Quotes About Reasoning

Reasoning by analogy is like filling balloons with liquid helium. It won't fly.

When you leave reasoning & start believing than nothing is reasonable & everything is believable.

There is an inexplicable sense of relief in being proven wrong, which perhaps can only be realized by either a scientist or a philosopher.

Instincts are effective tools of survival, but when it comes to finding true answers to real questions, your rational thinking is the person to do the job. That is why seeking truth requires keeping your innate instincts and biases in check.

Being articulate is not the same as being wise. Truth devoid of conscience, is worthless in human existence.

The reasoning should always be based on solid foundations

Beware of a man who can clear their conscience of any immoral act by simply confessing and asking forgiveness from their imaginary friend.

I look at things and think about them,' Folly replied. 'And use my intuition, of course, and deduction and induction, as well as any historical or theoretical models that seem to apply.

They claim there's a rationale for the children, don't they, sir?""Yes. Those babes in arms will grow up and want revenge on the Nazis in about 1963. I suppose the rationale for the women under forty-five is that they might be pregnant. And the rationale for the older women is while we're at it.