Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore...
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Francis Bacon
There may be some truth (atheists) do not need to believe in a god to be good, but then if they do not believe in a god, who do they believe gives the Universal Law of following good and shunning evil? Obviously, mankind. But then...
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E.a. Bucchianeri
Those who wish to seek out the cause of miracles and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not to stare at them in astonishment like fools, are soon considered heretical and impious, and proclaimed as such by those whom the mob adores...
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Baruch Spinoza
He was very religious he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.
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Jorge Luis Borges
Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting himself as a born again Christian. That sparked a little light in the minds of political campaign managers: Pretend to be a religious...
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Noam Chomsky
More Quotes By Karl Barth
The nativity mystery “conceived from the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary”, means, that God became human, truly human out of his own grace. The miracle of the existence of Jesus , his “climbing down of God” is: Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary!...
I haven't even read everything I wrote.
...'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless! ' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety...
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind.
