“Those, who are strongly wedded to what I shall call 'the classical theory', will fluctuate, I expect, between a belief that I am quite wrong and a belief that I am saying nothing new. It is for others to determine if either of these or the third alternative is right.” IfsBeliefHistoryPowerLearningTheoryEconomicsThirdsDetermineAlternativesNothing NewSaying Nothing Book:General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money Source: General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money
“Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or middle ground is possible. A person can either believe or not believe in a God. Therefore, our previous definition of atheism has made an impossibility out of the common usage of agnosticism to mean "neither affirming nor denying a belief in God."” IfsBelieveMeanPersonsMadeBeliefCommonAtheismMiddlePositionThirdsDefinitionsPositive AtheismImpossibilityAgnosticismBelief In GodUsageTheismAffirmingMiddle Ground Book:An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism Source: An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism
“Conservatives believe government's principal functions are the preservation of freedom and removal of restraints on the individual. Liberalism's ascent in the first two-thirds of this century reflected the new belief that government should also confer capacities on individuals. Liberalism's decline in the final third of this century has reflected doubts about whether government can be good at that, or whether government that is good at that is good for the nation's character.” ShouldFirstsBelieveTwoCharacterGovernmentIndividualBeliefNationsDoubtCenturyCapacityThirdsFunctionFinalsBe GoodLiberalismDeclinePrincipalRestraintPreservationRemovalAscent Author:George Will
“Go get yourself crucified and then rise on the third day.” BeliefThirdsSuperstitions Author:Voltaire