“The sins of the fathers are to be born by their children’s children’s children? What sort of justice is that? This goes against half a millennium’s worth of Western jurisprudence.” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Socrates said that a man doesn’t want what he doesn’t think he lacks. That is, if you believe you have the truth then why… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“Use anxiety to follow your thoughts as a guide to see where it leads you.” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the rule of… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
Christians claim that life has no meaning if you stop pretending to know things you don't know, though they phrase it more tersely as… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“The sins of the fathers are to be born by their children’s children’s children? What sort of justice is that? This goes against half… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“Faith taints or at worst removes our curiosity about the world, what we should value, and what type of life we should lead. Faith… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
When one has a crisis of faith it means one is struck by the realisation than one has been pretending know things that one… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“Pat Tillman (for abandoning an incredibly promising football career to give his life for his country).” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
Faith is the problem. Faith is unreliable way to think about problems that will not lead to the truth. — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“You will transform a broken world long ruled by unquestioned faith into a society built on reason, evidence, and thought-out positions” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“You cannot know the future, so take action. Don't wait for things to happen. Don't pray. Don't have faith. Don't rely upon imagined entities.… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
“Your religious beliefs typically depend on the community in which you were raised or live. The spiritual experiences of people in ancient Greece, medieval… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share
