“I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in any deep sense about morality, or with regard to what they value in life. I think this doubt about the application of science and reason to questions of value is really quite dangerous.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonValuesDoubtDangerousMoralityScientistRegardSettingSettingsJournalistEncountersApplicationAcademicConsistentlyValue Of Life Author:Sam Harris
“I suspect people who are indecisive are people who are far too enamored of analysis in all settings and are destroying their ability to make an instinctive judgment through over-analysis and that's dangerous.” PeopleAbilityDangerousJudgmentSettingSettingsAnalysisSuspectsDestroyingEnamoredIndecisive Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Pride is a terrible and dangerous thing. It can take so many forms; it can even assume the appearance of humility. Pride can lead not only to self-exaltation, but also to self-abasement. The key to battling pride is not found in struggling against thinking too highly of ourselves or in striving to think of ourselves as lowly. The key is found in simply not thinking about ourselves at all, but setting our minds on Christ and the needs of others.” ThinkingNeedsMindSelfFormFoundChristStruggleDangerousHumilityPrideKeysTerribleAssumingStriveAppearanceSettingSettingsDangerous ThingsExaltationNeeds Of OthersAbasement Author:Paul Washer
“Many couples have made commitments to sexual purity, but instead of adopting a lifestyle that supports this commitment, they continue relationships that encourage physical expression and place themselves in dangerous settings. The path you take with your feet should never contradict the conviction of your heart.” ShouldHeartMadeSupportPathFeetDangerousExpressionCoupleCommitmentConvictionLifestyleSettingSettingsPurityAdopting Book:I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance Source: I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance
“I don't think that just because a lot of my music has a quieter aesthetic; [it] excludes me from achieving that in a live setting, from being dangerous or something.” ThinkingAchieveDangerousSettingSettingsAesthetic Author:J Tillman
“In its Roman-era setting, for example, Christianity was so different that critics of the time referred to it as a "superstition" (meaning a bogus or dangerous religion).” DifferentChristianityDangerousExampleCriticsSettingSettingsErasSuperstitions Author:Larry Hurtado