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I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I read more
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
If someone were to prove to me -- right this minute -- that God, in all his luminousness, exists, it read more
If someone were to prove to me -- right this minute -- that God, in all his luminousness, exists, it wouldn't change a single aspect of my behavior.
Various kinds of ideas can be classified by their relationship to the authentication process. There are ideas systematically prepared for read more
Various kinds of ideas can be classified by their relationship to the authentication process. There are ideas systematically prepared for authentication ("theories"), ideas not derived from any systematic process ("visions"), ideas which could not survive any reasonable authentication process ("illusions"), ideas which exempt themselves from any authentication process ("myths"), ideas which have already passed authentication processes ("facts"), as well as ideas known to have failed- or certain to fail- such processes ("falsehoods" - both mistakes and lies).
An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.
An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.
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.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you read more
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.