Quotes about Doubt

Only in a world where faith is difficult can faith exist. I don't have faith in two plus two equals four or in the noonday sun. Those are beyond question. But Scripture describes God as a hidden God. You have to make an effort of faith to find him. There are clues you can follow.

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe that "Unless I believe, I shall not understand." —ANSELM OF CANTERBURY1

Alice: This is impossible. The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.

I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) How

But don't imagine that always brave translates to never afraid.

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things.

Now anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. It is the fruit of unanswered questions. But questions cannot go unanswered unless they first be asked.

Today, some of the most spiritual people I know claim to be without religion.

Faith is not being sure where you're going, but going anyway.

A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.

It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is so easy to recognize a falsehood.