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“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.”

“The one thing that will be the bane of my existence with my kid will probably be the way he or she is most like me in some ways.”

Way Kids Existence One Thing Like Me Bane

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“Even the existence of this corporeal element, low as it in reality is, because it is the source of death and all evils, is likewise good for the permanence of the Universe and the continuation of the order of things, so that one thing departs and the other succeeds.”

Reality Order Universe Evil Existence One Thing Source Succeed Elements Lows Permanence Continuation

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“With the disintegration of all that [Nietzsche] had revered, existence, to him, had become a desert in which only one thing remained, namely that which had relentlessly forced him into this path: truthfulness that knows no limits and is not subject to any condition.”

Knows Existence Path One Thing Conditions Subjects Limits Desert Truthfulness Disintegration

Book:Nietzsche: An Introduction to the Understanding of His Philosophical Activity

Source: Nietzsche: An Introduction to the Understanding of His Philosophical Activity

“Maybe it's not as clear-cut as that. Maybe it's the very presence of one thing - light or darkness - that necessitates the existence of the other. Think about it, people couldn't become legendary heroes if they hadn't first done something to combat darkness. Doctors could do no good if there weren't diseases for them to treat.”

People Ifs Thinking Firsts Done Light Existence Darkness Clear Cutting One Thing Hero Disease Doctors Treats Combat Legendary

Book:Embrace

Source: Embrace

“For one thing, there are many "inventions" that are not patentable. The "inventor" of the supermarket, for example, conferred great benefits on his fellowmen for which he could not charge them. Insofar as the same kind of ability is required for the one kind of invention as for the other, the existence of patents tends to divert activity to patentable inventions.”

Kind Ability Existence One Thing Example Activity Benefits Economics Invention Inventor Patents Supermarkets

Book:Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

Source: Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

“In the mere concept of one thing it cannot be found any character of its existence.”

Character Found Existence One Thing Concepts Mere

Author:Immanuel Kant

“Ironically, members on both sides of the debate do agree about one thing: big bang cosmology puts their position in jeopardy. The big bang poses a problem for young-earth creationists because it makes the universe billions of years old rather than thousands. Such an assertion undercuts their system at its foundation. Big bang cosmology also presents a problem for atheistic scientists because it points directly to the existence of a transcendent Creator - a fact they dare not concede.”