Quotes for All
The whole entire existence of the pharmaceutical industry is based on presentation of false science, and advertising this false science and drumming it into the minds of gullible people who have no curiosity to find out why that is so. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They’ll believe anything they see in print. E. B. White
How gullible are you? Is your gullibility located in some “gullibility center” in your brain? Could a neurosurgeon reach in and perform some delicate operation to lower your gullibility, otherwise leaving you alone? If you believe this, you are pretty gullible, and should perhaps consider such an operation. Douglas Hofstadter
So-called ‘higher education’ is a veritable magnet for second-raters and actively destructive parasites bent on promoting unsound ideas to the inexperienced and gullible. The concentrate in areas like social studies, literature, and art – where opinion reigns supreme. And I find their opinions almost universally appalling. Doug Casey
Gossip is a plague that consumes weak, gullible people and blinds them from the truth of reality; it can devour entire city’s. I prefer keeping my eyes wide open. David Spade
No matter how honest scientists think they are, they are still influenced by various unconscious assumptions that prevent them from attaining true objectivity. Expressed in a sentence, Fort ‘s principle goes something like this: People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological need … Read more
Christianity was an epidemic rather than a religion. It appealed to fear, hysteria and ignorance. It spread across the Western world, not because it was true, but because humans are gullible and superstitious. Colin Wilson
I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it’s something fantastic. They’re willing to be more gullible. Sometimes they want fantasy. Even if they know it’s fake they can believe anything. People are accustomed to being told what to believe in. Cindy Sherman
Here’s your enemy for this week, the government says. And some gullible Americans click their heels and salute – often without knowing who or even where the enemy of the week is. Charley Reese
People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological need not to believe in marvels. Charles Fort