In vain a zealous evangelist with a fely hat and flowing tie threads his way through the crowd, crying without cease: 'God is great and good. Come unto Him.' On the contrary, they all make haste toward some trivial objective that seems of more immediate interest than God.
Albert CamusEvery faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith―acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove. Every religion describes God through metaphor, allegory, and exaggeration, from the early Egyptians through modern Sunday school. Metaphors are a way to help our minds process the unprocessible. The problems arise when we begin to believe literally in our own metaphors.
Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that we have proof the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.
Tag: god religion dan-brown da-vinci-code
...God created the world in six days. On the seventh day, he rested. On the eighth day, he started getting complaints. And it hasn't stopped since.
James Scott BellTag: humor god cynicism complaints
As fallible humans, we usually slip too far over one edge or the other - all wrath and judgment or all grace and love.
Eric WilsonTag: judge love god grace christian tolerance
The gods too are fond of a joke.
AristotleI believe in God the way I believe in quarks. People whose business it is to know about quantum physics or religion tell me they have good reason to believe that quarks and God exist. And they tell me that if I wanted to devote my life to learning what they've learned, I'd find quarks and God just like they did.
Mary Doria RussellTag: god religion faith atheism agnosticism
My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
Tag: truth kindness peace god trust bible
God save us from people who mean well.
Vikram SethTag: humanity god religion good-intentions
There were a lot of gods. Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything.
Margaret AtwoodTag: fanaticism god religion dogma justification extremism inhumanity
How would this world be if there was not God? The answer is simple: it would become itself God.
Sorin CerinTag: god
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