It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much suffering, and that therefore, per impossibile, they simply have to be squared with the existence of… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. The truth is too complex and frightening; the taste for the truth is an acquired… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
The refusal to belong to any school of thought, the repudiation of the adequacy of any body of beliefs whatever, and especially of systems,… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“One need not believe in Pallas Athena, the virgin goddess, to be overwhelmed by the Parthenon. Similarly, a man who rejects all dogmas, all… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one has a world picture… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that.… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism. — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Job's forthright indictment of the injustice of this world is surely right. The ways of the world are weird and much more unpredictable than… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“Renouncing false beliefs will not usher in the millennium. Few things about the strategy of contemporary apologists are more repellent than their frequent recourse… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“Not all deceptions are palatable. Untruths are too easy to come by, too quickly exploded, too cheap and ephemeral to give lasting comfort. Mundus… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
Let people who do not know what to do with themselves in this life, but fritter away their time reading magazines and watching television,… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
“The Golden Rule is intolerable; if millions did to others whatever they wished others to do to them, few would be safe from molestation.… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
