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> [But my point is that 'the death of God' is not something like the Battle of Waterloo or Magna Charta. It's not a historic event of that kind. For many people it hasn't happened yet. Others - to recur to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/but-my-point-is-that-the-death-of-god-is-not-something-like-the/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

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## More by George Pattison

> [I'm not sure if Cupitt himself still uses this term, but it's useful in suggesting that, actually, there are more choices than the choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/i-m-not-sure-if-cupitt-himself-still-uses-this-term-but-it-s-useful/)

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> [When I'm on the operating table, I'm happy for the surgeon to treat me as a machine, but the moment I return to consciousness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/when-i-m-on-the-operating-table-i-m-happy-for-the-surgeon-to-treat-me/)

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> [But why should a religious person be interested in a work like Heidegger's that many regard as the epitome of nihilism? For a start,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/but-why-should-a-religious-person-be-interested-in-a-work-like/)

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> [And perhaps this has to do with what I sense is a turning away from the idea of religion as being about conserving a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/and-perhaps-this-has-to-do-with-what-i-sense-is-a-turning-away-from/)

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> [Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's a paradox here! Kierkegaard's own indirect communication proposes that we start with the experience of those who don't believe and meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/perhaps-unsurprisingly-there-s-a-paradox-here-kierkegaard-s-own/)

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> [ I think he \[Heidegger\] sets the question up in a useful way and, despite appearances, he's not 'against' technology. He just wants us to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/i-think-he-heidegger-sets-the-question-up-in-a-useful-way-and-despite/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

> [I still read a lot about teenage angst! Of course, any kind of mourning CAN become pathological and then it 'has to stop', but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/i-still-read-a-lot-about-teenage-angst-of-course-any-kind-of-mourning/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

> [But my point is that 'the death of God' is not something like the Battle of Waterloo or Magna Charta. It's not a historic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/but-my-point-is-that-the-death-of-god-is-not-something-like-the/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

> [Barth's approach tears up any possibility of dialogue between faith and unfaith or between theology and other human sciences. Theology just says what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/barth-s-approach-tears-up-any-possibility-of-dialogue-between-faith/)

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> [ But, inevitably, as he \[Kierkegaard\] approaches what we might call his Christocentric climax many readers drop off. Many scholars just leave that part of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/but-inevitably-as-he-kierkegaard-approaches-what-we-might-call-his/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

> [Essentially I see the new atheism as largely part of the crisis of the left. Having failed to carry through its agenda in relation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/essentially-i-see-the-new-atheism-as-largely-part-of-the-crisis-of/)

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> [In brief, I regard love as a more decisive focus of meaning than death. In terms of Heidegger's argument, this is because I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/in-brief-i-regard-love-as-a-more-decisive-focus-of-meaning-than-death/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

> [It seems that just Being, the sheer fact of existence, that there is something rather than nothing, already inspires a wonder akin to religion.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/it-seems-that-just-being-the-sheer-fact-of-existence-that-there-is/)

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> [ Positively, he \[Heidegger\] shows that the prospect of death doesn't of itself destroy all possibilities of meaning but calls instead for these to be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/positively-he-heidegger-shows-that-the-prospect-of-death-doesn-t-of/)

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> [Schleiermacher, however, starts by attempting to find what he takes to be a basic element of the human condition as such, namely, that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/schleiermacher-however-starts-by-attempting-to-find-what-he-takes-to/)

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