That all [Berkeley's] arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality, merely sceptical, appears from this, that they admit ...of no answer and produce no conviction. Their only effect is to cause that momentary amazement and irresolution and confusion, which is the result of scepticism.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
'Tis happy, therefore, that nature breaks the force of all sceptical arguments in time, and keeps them from having any considerabl...e influence on the understanding. Were we to trust entirely to their self-destruction, that can never take place, 'till they have first subverted all conviction, and have totally destroy'd human reason.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The conduct of a man, who studies philosophy in this careless manner, is more truly sceptical than that of any one, who feeling in... himself an inclination to it, is yet so over-whelm'd with doubts and scruples, as totally to reject it. A true sceptic will be diffident of his philosophical doubts, as well as of his philosophical conviction; and will never refuse any innocent satisfaction, which offers itself, upon account of either of them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
But that all his [Bishop Berkeley's] arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality, merely sceptical appears from this, th...at they admit of no answer and produce no conviction. Their only effect is to cause that momentary amazement and irresolution and confusion, which is the result of scepticism.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
What's the greatest enemy of Christianity to-day? Frozen meat. In the past only members of the upper classes were thoroughly scept...ical, despairing, negative. Why? Among other reasons, because they were the only people who could afford to eat too much meat. Now there's cheap Canterbury lamb and Argentine chilled beef. Even the poor can afford to poison themselves into complete scepticism and despair.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Hume, and other sceptical innovators, are vain men, and will gratify themselves at any expense. Truth will not afford sufficient f...ood to their vanity; so they have betaken themselves to errour. Truth, sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I think nobody can, in earnest, be so sceptical as to be uncertain of the existence of those things which he sees or feels. At lea...st he that can doubt so far, (whatever he may have with his own thoughts,) will never have any controversy with me; since he can never be sure I say anything contrary to his own opinion.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If after all this any one will be so sceptical, as to distrust his Senses, and to affirm, that all we see and hear, feel and taste..., think and do, during our whole Being, is but the series and deluding appearances of a long Dream, whereof there is no reality,... I must ask him to consider, if all be a Dream, then he doth but dream, that he makes the Question; and so it is not much matter, that a waking Man should answer him.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Theologians should not be ashamed to admit that they cannot enter a contest with such antagonists [the sceptics], and that they do... not want to expose the Gospel truths to such an attack. The ship of Jesus Christ is not made for sailing on this stormy sea, but for taking shelter from this tempest in the haven of faith.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I am a good Protestant, and in the full sense of the term, for from the bottom of my soul, I protest against everything that is sa...id, and everything that is done.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »