“Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity and custom; and most men only die because they know not how to prevent dying.” PeopleKnowsMenDeathDiesDyingDeterminationEndureStupidityCustoms Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“No religion is suddenly rejected by any people; it is rather gradually outgrown. None sees a religion die; dead religions are like dead languages and obsolete customs: the decay is long and - like the glacier march - is perceptible only to the careful watcher by comparisons extending over long periods.” PeopleLongDiesLanguageAtheismPeriodsCarefulPositive AtheismComparisonMarchCustomsDecayRejectedObsoleteExtendingWatchersGlaciers Book:Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne Source: Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne