doubting Thomases
Demand proof first
Doubting Thomases are people who refuse to believe something without direct personal evidence.
The phrase comes from the apostle Thomas, who in the Gospel of John would not accept that Jesus had risen until he could touch the wounds himself.
The doubting Thomases on the committee demanded to see the raw data before approving anything.
- skepticsThose who doubt claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- seeing is believingDoubt ends with evidence
- mistrustLack of faith
- scoffersPeople who express contempt
raised eyebrows · uncertainty · hard to believe · agnostics · biblical narrative · reservation · critical thinking · grain of salt · resurrection · cynics · hesitation · suspicion · wariness · wait and see · disbelief · questioning · devil's advocate · pessimists
doubting Thomasestrue believers
Unwavering adherents to doctrine
suckers · dupes · easy marks · marks · rubes
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