“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.” ReasonAgeReligionFaithTestsUniversalBirthdayFormulasSubmitMetaphysicsTestingCornyAcidAge Of Reason Book:Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
“She saw every personal religion as a pair of intersecting circles. . . . Probably perfection is reached when the area of the two outer crescents, added together, is exactly equal to that of the leaf-shaped piece in the middle. On paper there must be some neat mathematical formula for arriving at this; in life, none.” TwoTogetherReligionWomenSawsPiecesMiddleEqualPaperAreasPerfectionCirclesMathematicalPairsFormulasLeafsNeatArrivingCrescent Author:Jan Struther
“For more than three thousand years men have quarreled concerning the formulas of their faith. The earth has been drenched with blood shed in this cause, the face of day darkened with the blackness of the crimes perpetrated in its name.” MenYearsHas BeensEarthReligionThreeCausesBloodThousandFormulasShedThousand Years Author:Felix Adler
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stonewritten. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” NeedsBelieveWellsWarStatesBigsReligionChurchMy OwnAnswersAcceptingLaughingOur LivesWrittenAtheismTeachingConditionsDrinkDiscoveryStonesAtheistEducationalCommandBeerBelieve In GodFormulasOddsEducational SystemBig QuestionsUnlearnDaily Atheist Author:Charles Bukowski