All Abdolkarim Soroush Quotes
- In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner. Attention
- We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We… Bits
- In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear. Answers
- If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its… Been
- Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere. Anywhere
- As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into… Awareness
- People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs. Afterwards
- Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals. Difficult
- We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our… Analyse
- One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an… Achievements
- Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. Any
- The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become… Clergy
- God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era. According
- It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it. God
- Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity. Answer
- Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs. Administration
- A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions. Humanity
- It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma. Advance
- Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of… Accumulate
- After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between… American
- We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise. Claim
- Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations. Based
- Compromise has a negative connotation. Compromise