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William Kingdon Clifford Quotes

William Kingdon Clifford quotes

English Mathematician May 4, 1845 – March 3, 1879

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The rule which should guide us in such cases is simple and obvious enough: that the aggregate testimony of our neighbours is subject to the same conditions as the testimony of any one of them. William Kingdon Clifford
William Kingdon Clifford quote: "Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some..."
Nor is it that truly a belief at all which has not some influence upon the actions of him who holds it. William Kingdon Clifford
The harm which is done by credulity in a man is not confined to the fostering of a credulous character in others, and consequent support of false beliefs. William Kingdon Clifford
To consider only one other such witness: the followers of the Buddha have at least as much right to appeal to individual and social experience in support of the authority of the Eastern saviour. William Kingdon Clifford
William Kingdon Clifford quote: "If a belief is not realized immediately in open deeds, it is..."
If a belief is not realized immediately in open deeds, it is stored up for the guidance of the future. William Kingdon Clifford
William Kingdon Clifford quote: "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe..."
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. William Kingdon Clifford
Every rustic who delivers in the village alehouse his slow, infrequent sentences, may help to kill or keep alive the fatal superstitions which clog his race. William Kingdon Clifford
Our lives our guided by that general conception of the course of things which has been created by society for social purposes. William Kingdon Clifford
William Kingdon Clifford quote: "To know all about anything is to know how to deal with it..."
To know all about anything is to know how to deal with it under all circumstances. William Kingdon Clifford

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