#lief

For desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, "Can I believe this?", but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, "Must I believe this? ↗

— Thomas Gilovich

#human-behavior #logic #mind #psychology #life

When it's all over and the dust from our Ancestors bodies and our own settle from the four winds only then will we see that we were here! ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#belief #metaphysics #reincarnation #religion #spirituality

To point out nonepistemic motives in another’s view of the world, therefore, is always a criticism, as it serves to cast doubt upon a person’s connection to the world as it is. ↗

— Sam Harris

#criticism #skepticism #motivational

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it. ↗

— Libba Bray

#deceit #success

If there's a God out there, then i would hope he has more important things to attend to than my drinking scotch or eating pork. ↗

— Khaled Hosseini

#belief #god #film

أنت تجد في الشرق أحد اثنين .. تجد من يرفض العلم اكتفاء بالدين و القرآن .. و تجد من يرفض الدين اكتفاء و عبادة للعلم المادي و الوسائل المادية . و كلا الاثنين سبب من أسباب النكبة الحضارية في المنطقة .. و كلاهما لم يفهم المعنى الحقيقي للدين و لا المعنى الحقيقي للعلم . ↗

— مصطفى محمود

#islam #science #science

It doesn't matter what Church you belong to. If you don't believe in yourself you're Already Damned ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#church #life #religion #stantasyland #life

When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. ↗

— Michael Ende

#lies #power #belief

That's the thing about magic; you've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#magic #belief

Fuck this. Fuck this wondering. Fuck this trying and trying. Fuck this belief that two people can become one ideal. Fuck this helplessness. Fuck this waiting for something to happen that probably won't ever happen. ↗

— David Levithan

#helplessness #rant #unbelief #belief