#phil

I thought physics could be done to the glory of God, till I saw there wasn’t any God at all and that physics was more interesting anyway. The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that’s all. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#his-dark-materials #philip-pullman #religion

the body is wiser than its inhabitants. the body is the soul. the body is god’s messenger. ↗

— Erica Jong

#god #health #mind #philosophy #religion

There is no justice in the laws of nature, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The Universe is neither evil, nor good, it simply does not care. The stars don't care, or the Sun, or the sky. But they don't have to! WE care! There IS light in the world, and it is US! ↗

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

#morality #morals #philosophy #religion #nature

Nobody understands the nature of the Church, or the ringing note of the creed descending from antiquity, who does not realize that the whole world once very nearly died of broadmindedness and the brotherhood of all religions. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#religion #nature

I have a self-made quote: Celebrate diversity, practice acceptance and may we all choose peaceful options to conflict. ↗

— Donzella Michele Malone

#celebrate #conflict #diversity #inspirational #peace

Spiritual realization is theoretically the easiest thing and in practice the most difficult thing there is. It is the easiest because it is enough to think of God. It is the most difficult because human nature is forgetfulness of God. ↗

— Frithjof Schuon

#religion #nature

[On Jason Mashak's book SALTY AS A LIP, as reviewed in The Prague Post:] Mashak amalgamates various national, historical and religious traditions into a myth-mash that illuminates many sects' fanatical compartmentalizing, and the fact that so many religions and philosophies share similar goals, if not roots. ↗

— Stephan Delbos

#myth #philosophy #poetry #religion #religion

The universe is God's son. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#god #god-s-son #literature #philosophy #poetry

The more rigid and exclusive one makes the border between philosophy and theology, the more that distinction itself has to fall on the side of theology, and the more inaccessible that very distinction becomes to philosophy ↗

— Gregory B. Sadler

#christian-philosophy #distinctions #intellectual-life #philosophy #religion

وبالرغم من هذا الاتفاق بين إصلاحيي القرن التاسع عشر ودعاة هذه الأيام التليفزيونيين, في قراءة أزمة التأخر العربي بعامل الابتعاد عن الإسلام, فإنه يبقي أن قراءة كل منهما لتلك الظاهرة تختلف عن قراءة الآخر لها علي نحو كامل. وللمفارقة فإن القراءة الإصلاحية, القادمة من القرن التاسع عشر, لهذه الظاهرة, كانت أكثر وعيا واستنارة من القراءة الراهنة التي يقدمها دعاة هذه الأيام لها. إذ فيما يلح دعاة هذه الأيام علي تفسير ابتعاد الناس عن الإسلام بالميل المتأصل في نفوسهم إلي الهوي; وعلي النحو الذي يترتب عليه ضرورة زجرهم وقمعهم, فإن رجل الإصلاح قد ألح, في المقابل, علي مسئولية الاستبداد الكبري في إبعاد الناس عن جوهر الإسلام. ومن هنا فإن رجل الإصلاح لم يكن أكثر فهما فقط, بل وكان أكثر جرأة وشجاعة من شيوخ هذه الأيام البؤساء; الذين لا يفعل الواحد منهم- للأسف- إلا أن يكون معينا للمستبد في السيطرة علي المحكومين. ↗

— علي مبروك

#philosophy #religion #religious #religion