#eli

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#fables #frame #had #i #legend

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#meditation #religion #spirituality #religion

Jesus was crucified for doing nothing And God is worshiped for even less. ↗

— Porcupine Tree

#religion #religion

It's simpler to believe in a miracle. ↗

— William Golding

#explanations #miracles #religion #religion

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#religion #science #change

So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education. ↗

— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

#english #english school #forget #going #i

The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#energy #feelings #money #motivated #music

So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#believers #conscience #earnest #even #judgment

Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love -- which is to transform us.' Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high. They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#emotion #feeling #genuine #insightful #love

Атеизм свидетельствует о силе ума, но лишь до известной степени. ↗

— Блез Паскаль

#religion