Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
Some parents whenever their children have an independent thought they wrap them up in warm ignorance and send them to bed
How have people come to be taken in by The Phenomenon of Man? We must not underestimate the size of the market for works of this kind [pseudoscience/'woo'], for philosophy-fiction. Just as compulsory...
Hater" and "hate" are used when no critical thought can be formed. We can definitely do better.
I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else’s notions thrust upon you.