“Look, I don't know whether God exists. I don't know that. And I tell you one thing, I am not frightened of my beliefs. If there is a God who is threatening me with damnation because I don't believe in Him, so be it. I've lived my life in conscience, and I will suffer damnation willingly in conscience against a tyrannical God who would damn me because, on the basis of the intelligence He gave me, I have come to a conclusion doubting His existence, and I will continue to be a skeptic all of my life.” IfsKnowsBelieveLooksSufferingBeliefExistenceDoubtOne ThingConscienceBasesDon't BelieveConclusionDamnFrightenedThreateningSkepticDamnationGod ExistsIf There Is A GodWhether God Exists Author:Alan Dershowitz
“Persecution always says, 'I know the consequences of your opinion better than you know them yourselves.' But the language of toleration was always amicable, liberal, and just: it confessed its doubts, and acknowledged its ignorance ... Persecution had always reasoned from cause to effect, from opinion to action, [that such an opinion would invariably lead to but one action], which proved generally erroneous; while toleration led us invariably to form just conclusions, by judging from actions and not from opinions.” KnowsActionFormLanguageCausesOpinionDoubtEffectsIgnoranceJudgingConsequenceConclusionPersecutionBetter Than YouToleration Author:Charles James Fox
“Something is amiss, deeply wrong, something is deeply wrong with the way we're living our lives collectively, with the way we are creating our collective experience on earth. And we are coming to the conclusion that the problem after all is not political, that the problem after all is not economic, that the problem after all cannot be solved with bombs or missiles or bullets, but that the problem in fact is spiritual, that the problem with the world today is as it has always been, a problem of our most basic beliefs. Without a doubt it`s a spiritual awakening and a spiritual revolution.” WorldWayFactsProblemTodayEarthSpiritualPoliticalBeliefDoubtOur LivesEconomicRevolutionCreatingAwakeningConclusionBombsCollectivesBulletsWorld TodaySpiritual AwakeningMissiles Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.” WayWantLifeImportantPlayMightLife IsCertainOrderUniverseGamesTermDoubtTheorySurvivalSkinsAdversityChaosTeethConclusionCertaintyEvolveUncertaintyOutcomesTensionMaximumGeometryOrder And Chaos Author:George Leonard
“Naturally, grown-up citizens are concerned about the beatniks and delinquents. ... The question is why the grownups do not, more soberly, draw the same conclusions as the youth. Or, since no doubt many people are quite clear about the connection that the structure of society that has becoming increasingly dominant in our country is disastrous to the growth of excellence and manliness, why don't more people speak up and say so?” PeopleCountrySpeakGrowthClearDoubtYouthBecomingCitizensDrawsConcernedConnectionsStructureExcellenceConclusionOur CountryNo DoubtDominantGrownupsManlinessDelinquentsBeatnik Author:Paul Goodman
“Your doubts are not the product of accurate thinking, but habitual thinking. Years ago you excepted flawed conclusions as correct, begin to live your life as if those warped ideas about your potential were true, and ceased the bold experiment in living that brought you many breakthrough behaviors as a child.” IfsThinkingYearsChildrenIdeasDoubtProductsBehaviorYears AgoExperimentsConclusionAccurateLive Your LifeFlawedBreakthroughHabitual Book:You2: a high-velocity formula for multiplying your personal effectiveness in quantum leaps Source: You2: a high-velocity formula for multiplying your personal effectiveness in quantum leaps