Jenkin Lloyd Jones

The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism. It is the story of the struggle of free thought with bigotry, religion making common cause with the wrong side.

American Clergyman

Bertrand Russell

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

British Philosopher

Rodney Stark

Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.

American Theologian

Robert Kennedy

Communism everywhere has paid the price of rigidity and dogmatism. Freedom has the strength of compassion and flexibility. It has, above all, the strength of intellectual honesty.

American Politician

Thomas Sowell

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.

American Economist

Paul Ricoeur

The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.

French Philosopher

Ronald Fisher

In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.

English Mathematician

Sidney Hook

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

American Philosopher

William Osler

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

Canadian Scientist

Gordon W. Allport

American Psychologist

Dogmatism conveys a sense of unquestionable certainty by the speaker about their beliefs.

Implicit Certainty

Dogmatism usually has a negative connotation, suggesting stubbornness and closed-mindedness.

Negative Connotation

Use 'dogmatism' when describing a situation where a person's firm stance stifles conversation or questioning.

Discouraging Dialogue

Dogmatism in belief systems means that questioning or dissent is often not tolerated at all.

Beyond Questioning

Use 'dogmatism' to describe beliefs that might cause conflicts due to their inflexibility.

Conflicts Arising

Be aware that dogmatism can be sensitive when discussing cultures or religions with strong belief systems.

Cultural Sensitivity

 and she said something to me that I will hold dear to my heart for as long as I live. She looked at me with the weary eyes of someone who had experienced enough dogmatism to last a lifetime, and said,