The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.

The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.

Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading read more

God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading everything, even your own mind and body.

The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious read more

The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious and cunning prehuman creature that is still within us, sealed in the subconscious cellars of the psyche.

Christ's grave was the birthplace of an indestructible belief that death is vanquished and there is life eternal.

Christ's grave was the birthplace of an indestructible belief that death is vanquished and there is life eternal.

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.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

There is no great future for any people whose faith has burned out.

There is no great future for any people whose faith has burned out.