“The religious naturalist is provisioned with tales of natural emergence that are, to my mind, far more magical than traditional miracles. Emergence is inherent in everything that is alive, allowing our yearning for supernatural miracles to be subsumed by our joy in the countless miracles that surround us.” MindJoyNaturalReligiousAliveMiracleTalesTraditionalAllowingSurroundYearningInherentEmergenceNaturalist Book:The Sacred Depths of Nature Source: The Sacred Depths of Nature
“Modern marriage is first and foremost a romantic and private union, but the tax laws and inheritance laws and religious implications that still surround this institution indicate that marriage has evolved without casting away its earlier purposes or assumptions. It's like we just keep building on this thing, piling new advancements on the old model.” FirstsStillsLawPurposeReligiousModernBuildingTaxesModelsInstitutionsUnionsAssumptionSurroundCastingInheritanceAdvancementImplicationsModern Marriage Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“Where reasons are given, we don't need faith. Where only darkness surrounds us, we have no means for seeing except by faith.” NeedsMeanReasonFaithGivenReligiousDarknessSeeingSurround Book:God's Guidance: A Slow and Certain Light Source: God's Guidance: A Slow and Certain Light