“Religion in so far as it is a source of consolation is a hindrance to true faith ; and in this sense atheism is a purification. I have to be an atheist with that part of myself which is not made for God. Among those in whom the supernatural part of themselves has not been awakened, the atheists are right and the believers wrong.” MadeFaithAtheismSourceAtheistBelieverConsolationAwakenedHindrancePurificationTrue Faith Book:The Notebooks of Simone Weil Source: The Notebooks of Simone Weil
“The transcendent and the numinous can be accessible to the most materialistic of scientists, without positing the supernatural. At the same time, there is no reason to mistrust the same experiences in believers simply because they posit a supernatural source. The question is not, "Does God exist?" It's irrelevant. The question is whether believers and nonbelievers can rejoice in the same experiences and not denigrate the other's explanation as to the origins of very powerful human responses.” HumansDoeReasonPowerfulSourceScientistUnityResponseBelieverExplanationNo ReasonRejoiceIrrelevantVery PowerfulMaterialisticTranscendentMistrustGod ExistsNuminous Author:Norman Cota
“...we must realize that a vast majority of believers are still searching and will continue to search for the being who is the "source of human good." Those who seek with clear heads and sincere hearts will in some measure find. Of course the true seeker will realize that there is no one way to find God. To be sure, there are many possible ways of finding God.” WayHumansHeartStillsCoursesRealizingClearSourceFindingsMajorityBelieverOne WaySincereSeekersFinding GodClear HeadSincere Heart Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I was convinced that, besides millions of frank unbelievers, there are today large numbers of half-believers to whom religion is a source of intellectual and moral discomfort.” TodayNumbersHalfMoralMillionsAtheismSourceIntellectualPositive AtheismConvincedBelieverFrankDiscomfortLarge NumbersUnbelievers Author:Margaret E. Knight
“I Must warn you, Iris, that I'm not a believer. And though I'm sure that the revelations of other men must be a source of infinite satisfaction to them, individually, I shouldn't for one second be so presumptuous as to make a choice among the many thousands of recorded revelations of truth, accepting one at the expense of all the others: I might so easily choose wrong and get into eternal trouble. And you must admit that the selection is wide, and dangerous to the amateur.” MenMightChoicesAcceptingTroubleAtheismDangerousSourceEternalInfiniteSatisfactionPositive AtheismWideBelieverRevelationsExpensesSelectionPresumptuousIrises Author:Gore Vidal
“The conservatives have already accepted a large part of the collectivist creed-a creed that has governed policy for so long that many of its institutions have come to be accepted as a matter of course and have become a source of pride to "conservative" parties who created them. Here the believer in freedom cannot but conflict with the conservative and take an essentially radical position, directed against popular prejudices, entrenched positions, and firmly established privileges. Follies and abuses are no better for having long been established principles of folly.” LongMatterCoursesPartyPrinciplesPolicyPositionSourcePrideConflictAbusePrejudiceInstitutionsPrivilegeConservativeBelieverAcceptedRadicalFollyCreedsConservative Party Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Serious skeptics, true believers, and seekers of every stripe will want to read Mitch Horowitz's vibrant, probing, and richly researched account of the impact of the positive-thinking movement on every aspect of American life today. Filled with a cast of remarkable characters and many lively tales, One Simple Idea is a readable, responsible examination of the limits and possibilities of mind-power as a source of constructive transformation.” ThinkingWantMindIdeasCharacterTodaySimpleMovementPossibilityPositive ThinkingSeriousSourceLimitsAspectAccountsTransformationResponsibleImpactFilledCastsBelieverTalesRemarkableSeekersExaminationConstructiveLivelySkepticAmerican LifeStripesTrue BelieverPower Of The MindProbingSimple Ideas Author:Judith Viorst
“Freedom is the real source of human happiness and creativity. Irrespective of whether you are a believer or nonbeliever, whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jew, the important thing is to be a good human being.” HumansImportantRealChristianHuman BeingsCreativitySourceImportant ThingsJewBelieverBuddhistHuman HappinessGood Human Being Author:Dalai Lama
“Discourses on humility are a source of pride in the vain and of humility in the humble. So those on scepticism cause believers to affirm. Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, few doubtingly of scepticism.” MenSpeakCausesHumilitySourcePrideHumbleBelieverVainDiscourseChastityScepticism Book:Pensées Source: Pensées
“The fanatical Communist refuses to believe any unfavorable report or evidence about Russia, nor will he be disillusioned by seeing with his own eyes the cruel misery inside the Soviet promised land. It is the true believer's ability to "shut his eyes and stop his ears" to facts that do not deserve to be either seen or heard which is the source of his unequaled fortitude and constancy. He cannot be frightened by danger, nor disheartened by obstacles, nor baffled by contradictions because he denies their existence.” BelieveFactsEyeAbilityExistenceSeeingHeardLandDangerSourceEvidenceDeserveEarsMiseryRefuseObstaclesDenyBelieverRussiaHis EyesReportsContradictionFrightenedCommunistSovietFortitudeConstancyTrue BelieverDisillusionedPromised LandBaffledDisheartened Author:Eric Hoffer