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Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different. ↗

— Huston Smith

#essence #however #kernel #only #protective

When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade. ↗

— Huston Smith

#found #grade #i #like #made

When the scientific method came into being, it gave us a new window on the truth; namely, a method by laboratory-controlled experiments to winnow true hypotheses from false ones. ↗

— Huston Smith

#came #experiments #false #gave #hypotheses

Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet. ↗

— Huston Smith

#better #depends #future #history #marching

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#about #best #family #just #money

A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#condition #designed #now #originally #poorest

Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#break up #consequences #couples #families #many

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#ensure #i #i think #leave #levels

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#complex #current #piecemeal #reform #system

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#behaviour #breakdown #case #classic #containing