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“The unbelief of the age is attested by the loud condemnation of trifles.”

Book:Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

This compilation includes a variety of works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, showcasing his influential thoughts on nature, self-reliance, and the importance of individuality. Emerson's essays and lectures are celebrated for their philosophical depth and poetic beauty, offering insights into the human condition and the nature of existence. more

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and true interests. It is by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of religion, that we shall discover truth, morality and reason. Religion diverts us from the causes of evils, and from these remedies which nature advocates, far from curing; it only aggravates, perpetuates and multiplies them.”

Men Mind Real Reason Evil Causes Interest Darkness Ignorance Duty Morality Filled Clouds Remedy Phantoms Agnosticism Dispelling

Author:Baron d'Holbach

“We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them.”

Believe Belief Memories Atheism Incredibles Endeavor Woe Erase Agnosticism Engraved

Book:The Sorrows of Young Werther ; Elective Affinities ; Novella

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther ; Elective Affinities ; Novella

“God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, and the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in his arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; he will set them above their betters.”

Kind Arms Ego Miserable Refuge Helpless Superiority Sanctuary Agnosticism Incompetent Soothing

Author:H. L. Mencken

“Say first, of god above or man below; what can we reason but from what we know.”

Knows Men Firsts Reason Agnosticism

Book:The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe

Source: The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe

“The truth was you can't continue to spend the kind of money our spending on all these entitlement programs. I think we need more people in public life who are willing to say, no, we can't afford certain things. No, we can't do certain things.”

People Thinking Needs Kind Certain Willing Program Spending Entitlement Public Life Entitlement Programs

Author:Chris Christie

“You ask people, do you pray to [a person or] God. If you say yes to that, you're religious by, presumably, anybody's standards of your conduct. And it's the yes to that question that applies to 40% of scientists. So, there're plenty of atheists who are scientists or not scientists. There maybe a conflict but many people in this country coexist in both worlds.”

People Ifs World May Persons Country Asks Religious Praying Conflict Standards Scientist Atheist Plenty Agnosticism Coexist

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

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