“I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.” Quote by Reggie Jackson
“Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.” MeanPersonsReligionBeliefEvidenceIntenseCommandSufficientReasonable Author:Walter Kaufmann
“It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.” IfsWorldDoePurposeSufferingGiven Author:Walter Kaufmann
“It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we find in history are to be comprehended in terms of development and that they are generally one-sided because they owe their origins to a reaction against what has gone before.” DifferentTermViewsGoneDevelopmentReactionsPhilosophicHegelOne Sided Author:Walter Kaufmann
“Job's forthright indictment of the injustice of this world is surely right. The ways of the world are weird and much more unpredictable than either scientists or theologians generally make things look.” WorldWayLooksJobsThis WorldScientistInjusticeUnpredictableTheologianIndictment Author:Walter Kaufmann
“The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism.” DifferencesMonotheismPolytheism Author:Walter Kaufmann
“The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering.” MenDoeFactsProblemSufferingSinClaimsOriginalsDoctrineAdamOriginal Sin Author:Walter Kaufmann
“The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.” GivingShouldFirstsBelieveBookIdeasCharacterI BelieveFunctionReviewsBook Review Author:Walter Kaufmann
“The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?” KnowsProblemSuffering Author:Walter Kaufmann
“Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.” IfsWorldNeedsPurposeSufferingAddAssumingRejoiceIndifferentPreventing Author:Walter Kaufmann
“Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature prove his existence must have led sheltered lives and closed their hearts to the voice of their brothers' blood.” BelieveHeartFactsVoiceExistenceBloodBrotherProveBelieve In GodSheltered Lives Author:Walter Kaufmann