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Agnosticism is the philosophical, ethical and religious dry-rot of the modern world.
Agnosticism is the philosophical, ethical and religious dry-rot of the modern world.
Once you begin to believe there is help "out there," you will know it to be true.
Once you begin to believe there is help "out there," you will know it to be true.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity.
In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity.
The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to read more
The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is read more
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian read more
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little.
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
