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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would read more
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow the teachings of the new, he would be insane.
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to read more
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
I hope with all my heart there will be painting in heaven.
I hope with all my heart there will be painting in heaven.
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to read more
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is; and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God-seed into God.
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.
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
