Quotes about Doubt

Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against faith cannot be demonstrations, but are difficulties that can be answered.

He who interprets doubtful matters for the best, may happen to be deceived more often than not; yet it is better to err frequently through thinking well of a wicked man, than to err less frequently through having an evil opinion of a good man, because in the latter case an injury is inflicted, but not in the former.

I'm not a Mensa member. I have no idea where that rumor came from. I never have been, and I doubt if I ever will be.

One who claims to be a skeptic of one set of beliefs is actually a true believer in another set of beliefs." —PHILLIP E. JOHNSON

Why do we say, "That's true for you but not for me," when we're talking about morality or religion, but we never even think of such nonsense when we're talking to a stock broker about our money or a doctor about our health?

contrary beliefs are possible, but contrary truths are not possible. We can believe everything is true, but we cannot make everything true.

contrary beliefs are possible, but contrary truths are not possible.

Therefore, it takes a lot more faith to be a non-Christian than it does to be a Christian.

A man's character became involved to the point that he was caught in a mental turmoil which threatened all the values he held and threw them into doubt.

my daughter at about six years of age asked me the question, "Why do we speak of the good Lord?" Whereupon I said, "Some weeks ago, you were suffering from measles, and then the good Lord sent you full recovery." However, the little girl was not content; she retorted, "Well, but please, Daddy, do not forget: in the first place, he had sent me the measles.

But Sasha was from Russia, where the sunsets are longer, the dawns less sudden and sentences are often left unfinished from doubt as how to best end them.

A good day—a bad day—so it goes on. Few people can be so tortured by writing as I am. Only Flaubert I think. Yet I see it now, as a whole. I think I can bring it off, if I only have courage and patience: take each scene quietly: compose: I think it may be a good book. And then—oh when it's finished!