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> [Traditional arguments for the existence of God and contemporary attempts to use fine-tuning and cosmology to back up the case for his existence always strike me as kinds of games, since hardly anyone believes on the basis of these arguments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/traditional-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god-and-contemporary/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

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> [The capacity to make free choices is not something we either have entirely or not at all. Rather, choices become freer the more they are the result of our own capacity to reflect on and assess facts and arguments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/the-capacity-to-make-free-choices-is-not-something-we-either-have/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

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## More by Julian Baggini

> [I don't think there is ever a direct connection between the philosophical community and the wider populus. I'm very aware of this because I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/i-don-t-think-there-is-ever-a-direct-connection-between-the/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [Anger clearly has its proper place at work, which is neither wholly absent nor ever present. The manager who is an emotional blank is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/anger-clearly-has-its-proper-place-at-work-which-is-neither-wholly/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [I don't feel proprietorial about the problems of philosophy. History has taught us that many philosophical issues can grow up, leave home and live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/i-don-t-feel-proprietorial-about-the-problems-of-philosophy-history/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/true-respect-means-taking-other-people-s-beliefs-seriously-and/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [We do wrong willfully when we fail to think hard about whether what we're doing is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/we-do-wrong-willfully-when-we-fail-to-think-hard-about-whether-what/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [It may not have the virtuous ring of the golden rule, but the maxim 'never say never' is one of the most important in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/it-may-not-have-the-virtuous-ring-of-the-golden-rule-but-the-maxim/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [I'm not one of these people who is sour about academia. I'm very lucky not to be in academia, but I am an absolute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/i-m-not-one-of-these-people-who-is-sour-about-academia-i-m-very-lucky/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [“Working out whether or not the claims you make in your premises are true, while important, is simply not enough to ensure that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/working-out-whether-or-not-the-claims-you-make-in-your-premises-are/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [Real life is about accepting ups and downs, the good and the bad, the possibility of failure as well as the ambition to succeed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/real-life-is-about-accepting-ups-and-downs-the-good-and-the-bad-the/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [“Philosophy without criticism is like hunting deer without a shotgun, so, if you want people to like you, avoid robust philosophical debate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/philosophy-without-criticism-is-like-hunting-deer-without-a-shotgun/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/looking-out-over-the-port-of-dover-with-the-endless-steam-of-boats/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [If you believe you are right, then you should believe that you can make the case that you're right. This requires you to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/if-you-believe-you-are-right-then-you-should-believe-that-you-can/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [“You know what a word means when you know how to use it, not what its definition is. That is why we can understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/you-know-what-a-word-means-when-you-know-how-to-use-it-not-what-its/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [Daily life is better when it involves interactions with real people who have a personal investment in their labour, like shopkeepers, than it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/daily-life-is-better-when-it-involves-interactions-with-real-people/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

> [“the meaning of life is not some kind of answer, which, once learned, is forever possessed. For life to stay meaningful it must continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-baggini/the-meaning-of-life-is-not-some-kind-of-answer-which-once-learned-is/)

[Julian Baggini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-baggini/)

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