How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.

power supernatural skepticism

About Emo Philips

Portrait of Emo Philips

Emo Philips (born Philip Soltanec, February 7, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice.

More quotations from Emo Philips

I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator.

I got some new underwear the other day. Well, new to me.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

humor computers chess

I was walking down Fifth Avenue today, and I found a wallet. I was going to keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: Well, if I lost $150, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson.

You have to wait ten days to buy a gun in LA. I can't stay mad that long.

More quotations tagged with “skepticism”

It is supposed to be part of the American tradition that if we want to step out of line, we step out of line. Democracy isn't falling in line behind the president. Democracy is for people to think independently, be skeptical of government, look around and try to find out what's going on. And if they find out that government is deceiving them, to speak out as loudly as they can.

politics power democracy government protest America skepticism

The crucial disadvantage of aggression, competitiveness, and skepticism as national characteristics is that these qualities cannot be turned off at five o'clock.

—Margaret Halsey

aggression skepticism competion

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

religion science doubt nonsense skepticism insight

What is sacred about all of our lives, even those of us who would never dream of using such a word for it, is that God speaks to us through what happens to us—even through such unpromising events as walking up the road to get the mail out of the mailbox, maybe, or seeing something in the news that brings you up short, or laughing yourself silly with a friend. If skeptics ask to be shown an instance of God speaking to them in their lives, I suggest that they pay closer attention to the next time when, for unaccountable reasons, they find tears in their eyes.

—Frederick Buechner

attention life God skepticism sacredness

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

religion knowledge science scrutiny nonsense skepticism

History

26 Nov 2014 Added