I listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of asking somebody: have you considered the possibility that your entire life has been devoted to a delusion? But that’s a good question to ask. Of course we should ask that question and of course it’s going to offend people. Tough.
Daniel C. DennettTag: life rudeness opinion delusion question polite tough
...if you ask me whether or not I'm an atheist, I wouldn't even answer. I would first want an explanation of what it is that I'm supposed not to believe in, and I've never seen an explanation.
Noam ChomskyTag: belief atheism burden-of-proof explanation atheist question
If God's love encompasses the whole world and if everyone who does not believe in him will perish, then surely this question needs to be asked: When, after two thousand years, does God's plan kick in for the billion people he 'so loves' in China? Or for the 840 million in India? Or the millions in Japan, Afghanistan, Siberia, Egypt, Burma ·.. and on and on?
Why would a God who 'so loved the world' reveal his message only to a tiny minority of the people on earth, leaving the majority in ignorance? Is it possible to believe that the Father of all Mankind would select as his Chosen People a small Middle Eastern nation, Israel, reveal His will exclusively to them, fight alongside them in their battles to survive, and only after their failure to reach out to any other group, update His plan for the world's salvation by sending His 'only begotten son,' not to the world but, once again, exclusively to Israel?
Tag: thinking love world fight will atheism ignorance survival earth japan china question battle agnosticism israel india agnostic god-s-love middle-east love-of-god losing-faith good-question atheist-argument christian-criticism criticism-of-faith
What's the best angle to cut someone's throat? Well, usually from behind. That's usually how it works.
Nikki SixxTag: question motley-crue nikki-sixx cut
As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist. For many are the obstacles that impede knowledge, both the obscurity of the question and the shortness of human life.
Diogenes LaertiusTag: life existence knowledge philosophy belief atheism philosopher metaphysics gods question greek greece obstacles agnosticism zeus the-gods pantheon
I've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works.
Criss JamiTag: wisdom life happiness experience learning peace work mind joy psychology living emotions happy fun witty games feelings question need stoic development clever stoicism mindset being mentality stop point evaluation default fun-and-games
I'm convinced that the best solutions are often the ones that are counterintuitive - that challenge conventional thinking - and end in breakthroughs. It is always easier to do things the same old way...why change? To fight this, keep your dissatisfaction index high and break with tradition. Don't be too quick to accept the way things are being done. Question whether there's a better way. Very often you will find that once you make this break from the usual way - and incidentally, this is probably the hardest thing to do—and start on a new track your horizon of new thoughts immediately broadens. New ideas flow in like water. Always keep your interests broad - don't let your mind be stunted by a limited view.
Nathaniel J. WyethTag: science thinking mind creativity ideas satisfaction question convention innovation tradition new-ideas view cleverness solutions scientist counterintuitive limited-view
This is the way I’ve always been. I think of the answer long after the person asking the question has lost interest and walked away.
Jael McHenryTag: answers question answer as-per-g
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