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“It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.”
― Thomas Paine

tags: truth

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“It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is merely the hypothesis we favor, necessarily imperfect, probably transitory, which only very limited minds can declare to be a certainty or a truth.”
― Milan Kundera, Encounter

tags: argument, close-mindedness, hypothesis, open-mindedness

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“To 'choose' dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid.”
― Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

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“I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.”
― Voltaire

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“In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.”
― David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

tags: assurance, belief, certainty, degrees, doubt, evidence, facts, proportion, reason, reasoning, science, skepticism, wisdom

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Atheists and Skeptics — 2215 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 02:44PM
This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more

Science and Inquiry — 4511 members — last activity May 08, 2026 09:59PM
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more

The Atheist Book Club — 1663 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 05:59AM
In these gilded halls we shall discuss the presence of the atheistic viewpoint in the written form. Are you a fan of Douglas Adams' scientific view of ...more

Nonfiction Boot Camp — 27 members — last activity May 29, 2013 09:37PM
For people who actually want to read the nonfiction on their reading list...rather than just pretend they will someday (as they reach for another nove ...more