Sometimes we fight who we are, struggling against ourselves and our natures. But we must learn to accept who we are and appreciate who we become. We must love ourselves for what and who we are, and believe in our talents.
Harley KingTag: talent love acceptance identity belief character appreciation
I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees.
Anne LamottTag: belief nature christianity god trinity
Belief in the causal nexus is superstition.
Ludwig WittgensteinTag: causality belief superstition
Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong."
"But the Almighty determines what is right!"
"Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality -- which answers only to my heart -- is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.
Tag: morality ethics belief religion heart punishment humanism wrong right retribution altruism
The problem I want to talk to you about tonight is the problem of belief. What does it mean to believe? We use this word all the time, and I think behind it lurk some really extraordinary taboos and confusions. What I want to argue tonight is that how we talk about belief- how we fail to criticize or criticize the beliefs of others, has more importance to us personally, more consequence to us personally and to civilization than perhaps anything else that is in our power to influence.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
The faith of religion is belief on insufficient evidence.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
We rely on faith only in the context of claims for which there is no sufficient sensory or logical evidence.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
When the stakes are this high- when calling God by the right name can make the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering, it is impossible to respect the beliefs of others who don't believe as you do.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
If faith is what you have to go on, if faith is the link between your beliefs and the world at large, your beliefs are very likely to be wrong. Beliefs can be right or wrong. If you believe you can fly, that belief is only true if indeed you can fly. Somebody who thinks he can fly, and is wrong about it, will eventually discover there's a problem with his view of the world.
Sam HarrisTag: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
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