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It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and read more
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.
Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.
If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice.
If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice.
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).
Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with read more
Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice.
It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice.
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
