100 Quotes About Philosophy Of Religion

BLACK AND WHITEI was born into A religion of Light, But with so many other Religions and Philosophies, How do I know which O N E Is right? Is it not My birthright To seek out the light? To find TruthAfter surveying all the proof, Am I supposed To love Or fight? And why do all those who Try to guide me, Always start by dividing And multiplying me — From what they consider Wrong or right? I thought, There were no walls For whoever beams truth and light. And how can one speak on Light's behalf, lf all they do Is act black, But talk WHITE? . Suzy Kassem

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 that is a dangerous thing, for if a man does not believe in a god capable of giving perfect laws, he is in the position of declaring all laws come from man, and as man is imperfect, he can declare that as fallible men make imperfect laws, he can pick and choose what he wishes to follow, that which, in his own mind seems good. He does not believe in divine retribution, therefore he can also declare his own morality contrary to what the divine may decree simply because he believes there is no divine decree. He may follow his every whim and passion, declaring it to be good when it may be very evil, for he like all men is imperfect, so how can he tell what is verily good? The atheist is in danger of mistaking vice for good and consequently follow another slave master and tyrant, his own physical and mental weakness. Evil would be wittingly or unwittingly perpetrated, therefore, to recognise the existence of a perfect divine being that gives perfect Universal Laws is much better than not to believe in a god, for if there is a perfect god, they will not allow their laws to be broken with impunity as in the case with many corrupt judges on earth, but will punish accordingly in due time. Therefore, to be pious and reverent is the surest path to true freedom as a perfect god will give perfect laws to prevent all manner of slavery, tyranny and moral wantonness, even if we do not understand why they are good laws at times. E.a. Bucchianeri

It is a bitter thought, how different a thing the Christianity of the world might have been, if the Christian faith had been adopted as the religion of the empire under the auspices of Marcus Aurelius instead of those of Constantine. John Stuart Mill

Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes, son?" God replied." Do we look like man or does he look like us?" Jesus asked." Man made god in his image, " God said." Why?" Jesus asked." Because it's easier to believe in someone and something if it looks like you or is a symbolic representation of you, " God answered." If that's true. What do we look like then?" Jesus asked. God smiled, "We look like everything." Jesus laughed, "Could I look like a giraffe then?"" Yes, if the giraffe believes in you, " God laughed. Jesus smiled and had tears of joy in his eyes. . Anthony T. Hincks

I count my blessings as follows:1) I'm alive.2) Beauty is in the world all around me.3) I share my love with everyone and not just a select few.4) I give thanks to whoever made and created us no matter which religion it my be.5) I never stop smiling, laughing and being happy.6) I try and help those who need it the most.7) I try not to hate, injure or kill anything or anyone.8) I share what I have even if I don't have a much.9) I write and share my thoughts so that it may bring comfort to other people.10) I never ask for anything for me from anyone.11) I follow the other 10 blessings. Anthony T. Hincks

The beauty of having faith, is that no matter what the time of day, whether it be day or night I know that someone is always there with me to give me comfort. It doesn't matter whether it is Buddha, God or Allah because whoever it is, is special to each of us. And that is the beauty of having faith. Anthony T. Hincks

Religion without reason is merely an illusion of religion — it is a mockery of religion, like it has become today. Abhijit Naskar

When the mind is without fear and prejudice, and the head is held high with the strength of reasoning, then only the brightest rays of religion can penetrate the darkest corners of the human society. Abhijit Naskar

Buddha lets me see the world in color so that I can appreciate its color. Just as God too lets you see the color of beauty in the world. And so too with Allah because he lets you see the beauty in everything... I cannot begin to understand all religions, but I know one thing. Color brings love into our world regardless of who we are; what we preach or what we believe in. And to me, that is the only truth that I know. Anthony T. Hincks

Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes son?" God replied." Why does man have so many religions?" Jesus asked." It's because they all have different beliefs, " God said." Why?" Jesus asked." It's because they have a free mind. It's up to them to choose what they wish to believe in, " God said." But, what if they forget about you?" Jesus asked his dad. God replied, "Even though they may forget about me, they will always remember me. Would you ever forget me?" God asked." Never! " said Jesus, "How could I ever forget my father?"" Exactly! And so it is for them, " God added. . Anthony T. Hincks

God doesn't listen to me too, but people have their suspicions. सुनता तà¥â€¹ रब हमारी भी नहीà¤â€š, पर लà¥â€¹à¤—à¥â€¹à¤â€š कà¥â€¹ अल्लाह पे शक बेशक है Vineet Raj Kapoor

The moment the religious population of the world begins to see the prophets what they really were - mortal teachers of the mortal world, a great portion of the world's religious conflicts shall vanish into thin air. Abhijit Naskar

Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes, son?" God asked." Why are people so scared of dying?" Jesus asked." Because they believe that they only get one life and then they die, " God said." But dad, nothing ever dies, " Jesus said." You know that and I know that, but sadly, they don't know that, " God said and the two of them then looked down towards the Earth. Anthony T. Hincks

Dad?" Jesus said." Yes son. What is it?" God replied." Why have you left the stars turned on. It's night time, " Jesus asked." It's so that people can find their way home, " God said." What do you mean?" Jesus asked his dad." Well" God started to say, "sometimes a person loses their way in life and when that happens all they have to do is look up at the stars and then they will find their way back home to me."" But, what about if it's daytime and there are no stars?" Jesus now asked." Then, I will send them a rainbow to show them the way, " God told his son. Anthony T. Hincks

Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes, son?" God asked." Why do people get sick?" Jesus asked." When they live, life is all about learning so that when the are ready, they can join us here, " God said." But, doesn't it hurt?" Jesus asked." Yes, it does. But, to learn about life you have to learn of pain and suffering or else you don't learn what life is all about, " God said." Will I suffer like that one day?" Jesus now asked his dad." Yes, because we all have to learn, and that includes me too, " God replied sadly. Anthony T. Hincks

Humanism is the purest expression of your soul as a human. It has no God to be concerned with, except for the living Gods, that is the humans. It has no doctrine to abide by, except for the natural doctrine of love and benevolence. That's the religion we need my friend. Abhijit Naskar

People fight over religion, because they don't understand religion. They think reading a few Bibles, Qurans and Vedas makes them religious. Books are not religion my friend. Real religion is realization of the Self. Abhijit Naskar

My Sikh sisters and brothers proclaim with utter glory and faith “Jo Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akaal”, I say ”Jo Anubhava So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akaal”. My translation of the former is “He who utters ‘Great Eternal Truth’ becomes joyous”, while the latter translates to “He who experiences ‘Great Eternal Truth’ becomes joyous”. Abhijit Naskar

In most cases, people argue over the term God, without having the perception of another person’s own idea of the word. Hence, often people with an atheistic perspective of the world attribute the God of many religious individuals to be an angry, authoritarian and vengeful God who acts like a human being and lives in the clouds or in heaven. But the irony is, most religious individuals do not conceive God in an anthropomorphic or angry way. Rather, in their personal psychological domain of religious or spiritual beliefs, they conceive God in more abstract, spiritual and merciful way. . Abhijit Naskar

Science works through replication, rectification and modification. But when it comes to religion, people simply tend to accept the theoretical preachers and their claims of historical God experiences without a single question. If there has been one experience in this world in any branch of knowledge, it absolutely follows that that experience will be repeated eternally. If they are not repeated through natural processes, the thinking humanity would have no way but to disprove that such an experience ever occurred in the history. . Abhijit Naskar

There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause. And it is all because people never attempt to reach the fountain-head. They are content only to comply with the customs of their forefathers, and want others to do the same. Abhijit Naskar

When circumstances pour the minds of some young helpless individuals with hatred and rage towards the society, and when that pain, hatred, and rage become unbearable, they turn to the scriptures as the final resort, in a pursuit to find absolution, guided by the psychopathic, misogynistic, genocidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent, fundamentalist preachers. Abhijit Naskar

Belief is indeed psychologically important for the human mind of general population, but that belief should be nicely compatible with scientific reasoning, otherwise that belief turns into prejudice, which is never beneficial to the human life. Abhijit Naskar

Experience, derived from scientific investigation, led to all the scientific literature in history. Likewise, experience, derived from religious transcendence, led to all the religious scriptures in history. It's never the other way around. Abhijit Naskar

There is no "religious language" or "scientific language". There is rather the international notation of mathematics and logic; and English, French, Spanish and the like. In short, "religious discourse" and "scientific discourse" are part of the same overall conceptual structure. Moreover, in that conceptual structure there is a large amount of discourse, which is neither religious nor scientific, that is constantly being utilized by both the religious man and the scientist when they make religious and scientific claims. In short, they share a number of key categories. Kai Nielsen

Due to the monstrous activity of a handful of extremists, the majority of the human society has been conditioned to believe that the term 'musalman' is somehow synonymous with terrorism. But the reality is, the term 'musalman' refers to someone with 'musallam iman, ' that means, a pure conscience. Thus any individual whose conscience is pure and clear, is a musalman or muslim, regardless of socio-religious background. Likewise, any human being who loves his or her neighbor is a Christian. Hence, scriptures can't define your religion, only your actions with other people do. Abhijit Naskar

Say, you teach a five year old child a few verses from the Bible. And after memorizing them, he will become a part scholar in Christian theology. But that won’t make him realize what Jesus actually meant when he said 'love thy neighbor'. Abhijit Naskar

A Christian sits in his or her well and thinks that the whole world is his or her well. The Jew sits in his or her little well and thinks that it is the whole world. A Muslim sits cooped up in his or her tiny well and believes it to be the whole universe. The same goes for a Hindu and all others. Also, atheists are no different from all those orthodox believers. Abhijit Naskar

We do not have to believe something is right- to believe a person has a right to choose it. God doesn't force us to serve him. It is a freewill choice we make, so why in the name of all that is holy and right do we think we can force other people to live by our particular brand of religion? We are commanded to Love if we are Christ servers. Linda WellsHarr

Real religion does not mean Gods - it does not mean Angels and Demons - it does not mean miracles of healing. Real religion is all about you and your fellow humans. There is nothing else. Abhijit Naskar

Religious fundamentalism advocates homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, polygamy and many other primitive evils. Can you imagine, somebody telling you, your love for your dearly beloved is a sin! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, women are inferior to men, and are meant only serve the men! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, a man can have multiple wives, and yet be deemed civilized! Here that somebody is a fundamentalist — a theoretical pest from the stone-age, who somehow managed to survive even amidst all the rise of reasoning and intellect. Such a creature with no modern mental faculty whatsoever, knows nothing beyond the words of a book, written hundreds or thousands of years ago, when ignorance was the default mode of thinking in the society. It does not only believe every single word of a book to be literally true, but puts all its efforts to convince others to believe the same. This way, it would be an understatement to say, such is a worthless creature. In reality, such a creature can cause a catastrophic contagion in a society, especially if that society is already going through socio-political turmoil. Abhijit Naskar

The poor, the illiterate, the helpless, the distressed – let these be your God. Abhijit Naskar

In the hands of thinking humanity, the purpose of the tool of Divinity or Religion is not the service of bookish doctrines, but the realization of the self. Abhijit Naskar

Without even knowing, humanity actually worships not an Entity, rather a mental state. Abhijit Naskar

The world needs the kind of religion that sets humanity free, not the kind that binds it with textual fanaticism. The world needs the kind of religion that humanizes the society, not the kind that dehumanizes it. Abhijit Naskar

Scriptures are meant to serve humanity, not humanity to serve scriptures. Abhijit Naskar

The Lord our God reigns! The Lord our God is righteous! Lailah Gifty Akita

When I was a child, I thought like a child. When I became adult, I seek a deeper understanding of life. Lailah Gifty Akita

A god should not favor any race, any being or any human. A god should not encourage hate, murder, worship or zealotry. A god who does so has no right to be called a god at all. LordBloodySoul

Let your conscience be your scripture and your actions be your religion. Let the humans be your church and compassion be your worship. Let love be your gospel and acceptance be your revelation. Abhijit Naskar

The Kingdom of God is, in reality, the mental kingdom of a conscientious, compassionate and courageous human. Abhijit Naskar

The book from which to learn religion, is your own mind. Abhijit Naskar

You have to choose your future regrets. Christopher Hitchens

Every brain on your planet generates its own beliefs. Just imagine, around seven billion human brains are generating seven billion unique beliefs at this very moment. Now imagine, what would happen, if all those seven billion humans start imposing their own beliefs on each other. The only thing that is going to come out of such inhuman attempt is chaos and eventually mass extinction. So, the only way to avoid such a catastrophic consequence is to be more compassionate about people’s beliefs. Abhijit Naskar

The very fact of having fixed conclusions to strive for in orthodox belief does not render the Christian philosopher dogmatic but rather intellectually fruitful, willing to take and follow reason further than the putatively undogmatic unbelieving philosopher Gregory B. Sadler

Any silly ism or stupid book that considers men above women, must be shunned like a lowlife demon. For, all's one, barring none. Fakeer Ishavardas

I feel the reason we are all here, our purpose of being, is to help others find their little piece of happiness and heaven right here on earth... Ken Poirot

It is the ultimate religion, through which the son, the Father and all elements of the universe become unified. Abhijit Naskar

Religion without reason is like making love without love. Abhijit Naskar

For religion to truly become an aid to humanity as a whole, every human being must make sincere efforts to break down the dogmatic barriers among different religions constructed by the pathologically ill and dangerous fundamentalists. Abhijit Naskar

In the domain of true religion, mere book-learning has no right to enter. Abhijit Naskar

â€â€¹God is hardwired within the neural circuitry. Abhijit Naskar

â€â€¹Through ignorance a common man considers his own religion to be the best and makes much useless claims, but when his mind is illuminated by Self-Knowledge, all sectarian quarrels disappear. Abhijit Naskar

In your imagination, 16, 000 animals can fit into a boat that is only 440 feet long, 73 feet wide and 44 feet high. You can even decapitate a boy and then fit an elephant’s head on his headless body to bring him back to life. You can construct a demon with as many as ten heads and conceive him to be immortal unless he is hit at his navel. As far as your imagination is concerned, there is no boundary to perception. . Abhijit Naskar

Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes, son, " God said." Why do people have sins?" Jesus asked." It's to remind them that they're human, " God replied." But, wouldn't they be better off just being perfect?" Jesus now asked. God smiled, "Then they wouldn't learn anything, " he said. Anthony T. Hincks

There are no other heaven and hell outside the human mind. Goodness is heaven, hatred is hell. Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy. Love is holiness, discrimination is sin. Abhijit Naskar

Religion is the Self revealing secrets of the Self to the Self. Abhijit Naskar

There is no God besides the Self. One who knows the Self, knows God. Abhijit Naskar

One who knows the Self, knows God. Abhijit Naskar

You are both the worshipper and the worshipped. Abhijit Naskar

The God that humanity so keenly seeks, lives within the human biology, yet they wander hitherto searching for it. Abhijit Naskar

It’s gotten far easier to allow ourselves to hate than it is to choose to love. Sam Killermann

Spirituality is the ability to say - It is OK, in every circumstance. Rajesh Nanoo

He who is desireless, self-reliant, independent and free of bonds functions like a dead leaf blown about by the wind of causality . Ashtavakra Gita

While a man of pure intelligence may achieve thegoal by the most casual of instruction, another may seek knowledge all his life and still remain bewildered. Ashtavakra Gita

Sometimes we don't need to think to beleive Zakaria ABALI

What we gain in the world, we lose in the world, forgotten in death. We must rather fancy what we brought into the world, for therein lives our story, our legend. Palle Oswald

Human beings have never agreed whether or not there is only one universal or sacred divine entity in a supposedly glorious and transcendent place. Duop Chak Wuol

In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand. Abhijit Naskar

Shows itself in the notion that what may be objectively true may in the mouth of certain people become false. Unknown

No claims were made by him [Buddha] to any unalterable truth, nor did he demand that his teachings should simply be accepted, taken on trust or acquired through an act of faith. Instead he [Buddha] encouraged those who wished to make the spiritual journey he himself had undertaken to experiment for themselves as individuals, retaining what was useful to them and abandoning what was not. DURDEN SMITH

Even if one gives up the concept of God, there are quite a few recognized immaterial things that one has to struggle with. Things such as thought, truth, logic, morality, purpose, and justice become a real problem if the universe is simply material. One could say that these things are imaginary, but then they would have to explain the immaterial construct of imagination. Joel Furches

I have found that the more I reflect philosophically on the attributes of God the more overwhelmed I become at his greatness and the more excited I become about Bible doctrine. Whereas easy appeals to mystery prematurely shut off reflection about God, rigorous and earnest effort to understand him is richly rewarded with deeper appreciation of who he is, more confidence in his reality and care, and a more intelligent and profound worship of his person. William Lane Craig