Huston Smith

(1919–2016) Philosopher

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Huston Smith was a philosopher, best known for The religions of man.

Quick Facts About Huston Smith

Born: May 31, 1919
Died: December 30, 2016
Profession: Philosopher
Notable works: The religions of man

About Huston Smith

Huston Cummings Smith authored at least thirteen books covering world religions and philosophy. His comparative religion work, The World's Religions, had sold over three million copies by 2017.

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One reason education undoes belief is its teaching of evolution; Darwin's own drift from orthodoxy to agnosticism was symptomatic. Martin Lings is…

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Agnosticism

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The Chinese began with the assumption that the group is the fundamental unit of reality. Individuals? Sure, we can factor them out…

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I would not say that ethical behavior is not possible for the atheist or agnostic. It is. A couple of pretty good…

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Agnostic

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“He renamed India’s untouchables harijan, “God’s people,” and raised them to human stature. And in doing so he provided the nonviolent strategy…

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Civil rights

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“The point of the story is that the universe is one gigantic Wishing Tree, with branches that reach into every heart. The…

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Wishing

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Love is the movement within life that carries us, that enables us, that causes us to break out of what Alan Watts…

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“Everything I do for my private wellbeing adds another layer to my ego, and in thickening it insulates me more from God.…

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Health

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Huston Smith by topic

Religion (47) Science (16) Life (15) World (13) People (12) Humans (11) Time (10) Spirituality (10) Religious (10) History (10)