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The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.
Religion is the sum of the expansive impulses of a being.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.
Nothing as mundane as mere evidence can be allowed to threaten a vision so deeply satisfying.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the same sense and to the extent that we respect read more
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the same sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
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.
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
