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For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but read more
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs.
The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.
The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.
I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the read more
I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." read more
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
