“The doors leading out of scriptural literalism do not open from the inside. The” — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood.” — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution. — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To live without that enchantment of beauty is to interpret frugality and simple living with a puritan literalism — John Lane Copy Share Image
All science is intelligent inference; excessive literalism is delusion, not a humble bowing to evidence. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
In the great debates of early-nineteenth century geology, catastrophists followed the stereotypical method of objective science-empirical literalism. They believed what they saw,… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
My spiritual evolution I would describe as journey from literalism to figuratism. I now see all religious texts as pointing to an… — Maggie Rowe Copy Share Image
In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“It is already apparent that the ‘minimalist’ view of the Bible as wholly fictitious and unhooked from historical reality, may be as… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
When you translate the Bible with excessive literalism, you demythologize it. The possibility of a convincing reference to the individual's own spiritual… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“Seeking sacredness through scripture literalism is like sunbathing in the microwave, it only burns your skin, and cooks your brain.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Only 8000 different words appear in the Hebrew Bible, compared to the 20,000 or more that the average adult needs to know… — Robert Lane Greene Copy Share Image
I argue against literal interpretation of religious doctrines. Religions make progress when they emancipate themselves from literalism, and take their doctrinal statements… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“Moderates in every faith are obliged to loosely interpret (or simply ignore) much of their canons in the interests of living in… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
But to read all Scripture narratives as if they were eye-witness reports in a modern newspaper, and to ignore the poetic and… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“The doors leading out of scriptural literalism do not open from the inside. The moderation we see among nonfundamentalists is not some… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
I reluctantly concluded that there was no way for me to help bring into being the Muslim culture I'd dreamed of, the… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
On the first page of the Bible there is an instance of how literalism is but an invitation to transcend the image… — Joseph Sittler Copy Share Image
“Of course, when you shut off your brain from rational analysis, any book is dangerous. Taking literally ancient parables from thousands of… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“Moderates in every faith are obliged to loosely interpret (or simply ignore) much of their canons in the interests of living in… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
By such literalism, fundamentalism, religions betrayed the best intentions of their founders. Reducing thought to formula, replacing choice by obedience, these preachers… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Selective literalism' is another attempt in a very long line of techniques designed and intended to shape God into our own image".… — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
I feel that the only thing that really matters in art and life is to go against the tidal wave of literalism… — David Salle Copy Share Image
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