The problem with comprehension is, it often comes too late.
Rasmenia MassoudTags: hindsight comprehension
Olivier took a deep breath, then turned and bowed in farewell. Gersonides nodded in return, then thought of something.
"The manuscript you brought me, by that bishop. It argues that understanding is more important than movement. That action is virtuous only if it reflects pure comprehension, and that virtue comes from the comprehension, not the action."
Olivier frowned. "So?"
"Dear boy, I must tell you a secret."
"What?"
"I do believe it is wrong.
Tags: philosophy virtue understanding wrong action right comprehension
Woman's fatal weakness is to desire sympathy and comprehension.
--"Wanda
Tags: women weakness sympathy comprehension
When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them.
Criss JamiTags: compassion empathy perspective psychology understanding sympathy good brain comprehension cognition development misunderstood misunderstanding bad-people good-people
Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things.
Criss JamiTags: different necessity addiction drinking fun alcohol comprehension boring intoxication straight-edge
Labeled fools to the world are geniuses to the cosmos.
Criss JamiTags: world earth fools comprehension labels cosmos beyond
It's not at all hard to understand a person; it's only hard to listen without bias.
Criss JamiTags: fear love compassion prejudice understanding comprehension listening attention discernment bias judgmentality
Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.
Criss JamiTags: wisdom truth intelligence simple nature genius wit simplicity comprehension babble cleverness greater simple-truth articulation babbling articulate philosobabble vivid
[God says] Discipleship is not limited to what you can comprehend - it must transcend all comprehension. Plunge into the deep waters beyond your own comprehension, and I will help you to comprehend even as I do. Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge. My comprehension transcends yours.
Dietrich BonhoefferTags: knowledge god faith hope comprehension disciple bewilderment discipleship
For God to prove himself on demand, physically, would be a grave disappointment, and the strongest Christians should be considerably grateful that he chooses not to do so. The skeptic endlessly demands proof, yet God refuses to insult the true intelligence of man, the '6th sense', the chief quality, the acumen which distinguishes man from the rest of creation, faith.
Criss JamiTags: science intelligence perception strength existence philosophy christianity god spiritual faith atheism burden-of-proof atheist creation christian disappointment quality skepticism scientific-method comprehension grave evidence supernatural proof apologetics insult agnosticism gratefulness refusal senses theism physical strength-of-spirit existence-of-god 6th-sense sixth-sense demanding acumen apologist spiritual-realm
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