It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
William Kingdon Clifford Quotes
Namely, we have no right to believe a thing true because everybody says so unless there are good grounds for believing that some one person at least has the means of knowing what is true, and is speaking the truth so far as he knows it.
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| Birth: | 4th May, 1845 |
| Death: | 3rd March, 1879 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Mathematician, Philosopher |
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