Moreover, the attitude that one ought to believe such and such a proposition, independently of the question whether there is evidence in its favor, is an attitude which produces hostility to evidence and causes us to close our minds to every fact that does not suit our prejudices.


Why I am not a Christian, and other essays on religion and related subjects (ed. Touchstone, 1957)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

Moreover, the attitude that one ought to believe such and such a proposition, independently of the question whether there is evidence in its favor,...

Moreover, the attitude that one ought to believe such and such a proposition, independently of the question whether there is evidence in its favor,...

Moreover, the attitude that one ought to believe such and such a proposition, independently of the question whether there is evidence in its favor,...

Moreover, the attitude that one ought to believe such and such a proposition, independently of the question whether there is evidence in its favor,...