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“God is not discoverable or demonstrable by purely scientific means, unfortunately for the scientifically minded. But that really proves nothing. It simply means that the wrong instruments are being used for the job.”

Book:365 meditations by J.B. Phillips for this day

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365 meditations by J.B. Phillips for this day

This book features a series of meditations written by J.B. Phillips, designed to provide spiritual nourishment and contemplation for readers each day. The meditations are intended to encourage personal growth and reflection, drawing from Christian teachings and philosophy. more

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John Bertram Phillips

John Bertram Phillips was a renowned author whose works spanned across various fields, including history, literature, and philosophy. Born on September 16, 1906, and passing away on July 21, 1982, Phillips had a prolific writing career that left a lasting impact on readers and scholars alike. more

“Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind. God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.”

Mind Firsts Reality Lasts Order Universe Understanding Atheism Calling Concepts Argument Atheist Debate Explanation Session Second Thoughts Figments Understanding God

Book:God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

Source: God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

“Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days, wants to penetrate, and to set bounds to it. Who is it that hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His counselor?”

Men Want Mind Secret Known Lord Atheism Bounds Atheist Penetrate Counselor Sprung Sprung Up

Book:The Life and Religious Experience of the Celebrated Lady Guion

Source: The Life and Religious Experience of the Celebrated Lady Guion

“God will not take shelter behind a jugglery of logic or metaphysics. He is neither a schoolman nor theologian, but our Father in Heaven.”

Father Heaven Behinds Atheism Logic Atheist Gods Will Shelter Metaphysics Theologian Our Father Father In Heaven

Book:The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

“Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity.”

Men Philosophy Atheism Century Creatures Dignity Chaos Atheist Seeking 20th Century Without God

Author:R. C. Sproul

“According to the teaching of our Lord, what is wrong with the world is precisely that it does not believe in God. Yet it is clear that the unbelief which he so bitterly deplored was not an intellectual persuasion of God's non-existence. Those whom he rebuked for their lack of faith were not men who denied God with the top of their minds, but men who, while apparently incapable of doubting him with the top of their minds, lived as though he did not exist.”