It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
William Kingdon Clifford Quotes
The danger to society is not merely that it should believe wrong things, though that is great enough; but that it should become credulous, and lose the habit of testing things and inquiring into them; for then it must sink back into savagery.
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| Birth: | 4th May, 1845 |
| Death: | 3rd March, 1879 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Mathematician, Philosopher |
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