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Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to read more
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
Beware of the man of one book.
Beware of the man of one book.
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.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling. Live your life so that when you read more
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're smiling and
everyone around you is crying.
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.
One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian read more
One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian angel.
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.
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).