5 Thomas Henry Huxley Quotes on Skepticism

Thomas Henry Huxley quotes on skepticism

5. The only good that I can see in the demonstration of the truth of 'Spiritualism' is to furnish an additional argument against suicide. Better live a crossing-sweeper than die and be made to talk twaddle by a 'medium' hired at a guinea a seance.

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26. I am too much of a sceptic to deny the possibility of anything - especially as I am now so much occupied with theology - but I don't see my way to your conclusion.

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40. I am too much of a sceptic to deny the possibility of anything... but I don't see my way to your conclusion.

43. Science has taught... me to be careful how I adopt a view which jumps with my preconceptions, and to require stronger evidence for such belief than for one to which I was previously hostile.

66. Not far from the invention of fire must rank the invention of doubt.