The finger of the atheists' own divinity, Reason, wrote on the wall the appalling judgments that there is no God; that the universe is only matter in spontaneous motion; and, most grievous word of all, that what men call their souls die with the death of the body, as music dies when the strings are broken. John Lothrop Motley
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The quote, "The finger of the atheists' own divinity, Reason, wrote on the wall the appalling judgments that there is no God; that the universe is only matter in spontaneous motion; and, most grievous word of all, that what men call their souls die with the death of the body, as music dies when the strings are broken," is a quote from Blaise Pascal. It was written in his book The Thoughts. Pascal believed that people should live for something greater than themselves. He believed that it was their duty to serve humanity and do good for others rather than look out for themselves.

There are many things in this world that are bigger than us but have no meaning. We are simply pawns in God’s game.

Source: Diderot And The Encyclopaedists

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