religion

The essence of Christianity

The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just keep your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions. 

Happy Continuation Day

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. To be born means that something which did not exist comes into existence. But the day we are born is not our beginning. It is a day of continuation....

Present Moment, Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses For Daily Living

Religion

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Philosophy is questions

Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.

With or without religion

With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

If there is a God

If it turns out that there is a God, I don’t think that he’s evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he’s an underachiever.

There are no atheists in foxholes

“There are no atheists in foxholes” isn’t an argument against atheism, it’s an argument against foxholes.

Faith

Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.

Religious Conviction

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

Quoted in "Protecting the Constitution" Michie, 1984

Guided Missiles

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

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