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If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.
Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
Faith is a continuation of reason.
Faith is a continuation of reason.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the read more
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.
"The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the read more
"The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and read more
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.
In isolated societies creeds can be preserved. It is where people of different traditions, outlook and creeds mingle freely and read more
In isolated societies creeds can be preserved. It is where people of different traditions, outlook and creeds mingle freely and exchange ideas that religious beliefs begin to be eroded. No one changes his beliefs without some instigation, some novel experience, some modification of the customary course of things, and in a closed society people believe what all their fellows obviously believe. Only when they are brought into contact with persons whom they respect holding different views do they begin to look at their inherited beliefs critically.
