Religion Quotes - Page 29

All originality and no plagiarism makes for dull preaching.

The impossibility of conceiving that this grand and wondrous universe, with our conscious selves, arose through chance, seems to me the chief argument for 
the existence of God.

Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless.

Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.

If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you.

... a person who is religiously enlightened appears to me to be one who has, to the best of his ability, liberated himself from the fetters of his selfish desires and is preoccupied with thoughts, feelings, and aspirations to which he clings because of their superpersonal value.

I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist.

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity.

Sin is not just breaking God's laws; it is breaking His heart.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion.

That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.

I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.

When we attempt to imagine death, we perceive ourselves as spectators.

If Christ's message could be distilled down to one line, that line would have to do with kindness and inclusiveness, not rules and divisiveness.

God so loved the world that he made up his mind to damn a large majority of the human race.

The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.

The phrase, 'You must die before you die,' is found in most of the world religions. If you don't learn how to die early, you spend the rest of your life avoiding failure. When you can free your True Self, the whole spiritual life opens up.

A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. Instead, disagreements are settled by other means which, in extreme cases, inevitably become violent. Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.

‎"Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing; I find the reality thrilling.

We have to find the back door to peoples' hearts because the front door is heavily guarded.

We live our lives for our life's sake, rather than for illusions about rewards and satisfaction after we're dead.

When talking about unicorns, minotaurs, or compassionate conservatives, one does not normally have to prove their non-existence; the mere lack of any evidence is sufficient reason not to believe in any of them.

Even of death Christianity has made a terror which was unknown to the gay calmness of the Pagan and the stoical repose of the Indian.

Confidently receive God's abundant blessings. Think abundance, prosperity, and the best of everything.