“Look what is happening in the world - we are being conditioned by society, by the culture we live in, and that culture is the product of man. There is nothing holy, or divine, or eternal about culture.” MenWorldLooksCultureDivineProductsHolyEternalHappenings Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“I have put [the word] "discoveries" in inverted commas because scientific results, perhaps as much at least as artistic achievements, are a product of contemporary taste, driven by momentary appetites rather than eternal verities.” ResultsProductsTasteAchievementEternalDiscoveryDrivenContemporaryArtisticAppetiteMomentaryInverted Author:Stephen Bayley
“Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic - terms. Yes, scripture speaks of fire and damnation and eternal bliss, but the Bible is the product of human hands and hearts, and much of the imagery is allegorical, not meteorological.” HumansHeartProblemHandsRealitySpeakTermSimpleFireProductsEternalComplexesScriptureMysteriousBlissImageryDamnationHuman Hands Author:Jon Meacham
“Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that the very tradition to which they are so loyal—the "eternal" tradition introduced to them in their youth—is in fact the evolved product of many adjustments firmly but delicately made by earlier lovers of the same tradition.” FeelsShouldMadeFactsYouthProductsLoversElementsEternalTraditionGuiltyBetrayLoyalContemplatingAdjustmentDisapproval Book:Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Source: Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
“The spirit of Christmas needs to superseded by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christmas is a divine person. That makes all the difference in the world.” WorldNeedsHumansPersonsSpiritChristDifferencesDivineProductsEternalChristmasSentimentalAnnualsChristmas Spirit Author:Stuart Briscoe