Existence Quotes

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This human world of ours would be inconceivable without the practical existence of a religious belief. — Adolf Hitler
There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers, during his entire… — Dan Barker
The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as… — Charles Darwin
I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong.… — Thomas A. Edison
When talking about unicorns, minotaurs, or compassionate conservatives, one does not normally have to prove their non-existence; the mere lack of any evidence is sufficient… — Peter Stone
It is the lack of knowledge of, or the unwillingness to recognise, or the deliberate denial of the existence of the serial bully which is… — Tim Field
The vehemence with which a person denies the existence of the serial bully is directly proportional to the congruence of the person's behaviour with that… — Tim Field
The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that… — Thomas Berry
Another source of conviction in the existence of God, connected with the reason and not with the feelings, impresses me as having much more weight.… — Charles Darwin
I believe in God. It makes no sense to me to assume that the Universe and our existence is just a cosmic accident, that life… — Antony Hewish
There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are positive reasons, based on knowledge,… — Francis Collins
Historical refutation as the definitive refutation.- In former times, one sought to prove that there is no God - today one indicates how the belief… — Friedrich Nietzsche
We shall say without hesitation that the atheist who is moved by love is moved by the Spirit of God; an atheist who lives by… — William Temple
I am aware that the assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. The idea of… — Charles Darwin
I do not think our successes can compete with those of Lourdes. There are so many more people who believe in the miracles of the… — Sigmund Freud
The Devil's strategy for our times is to trivialize human existence and isolate us from one another while creating the delusion that the reasons are… — Philip Zimbardo
First, meditation should be of a negative nature. Think away everything. Analyse everything that comes in the mind by the sheer action of the will.… — Swami Vivekananda
Meditative state is the highest state of existence. So long as there is desire, no real happiness can come. It is only the contemplative, witness-like… — Swami Vivekananda
This is the way of meditation: encountering the present in all its tremendous beauty, just being in the present. Inside, the mind stops. Outside, the… — Rajneesh
Meditation upon the unknown Thought He thought was real meditation. No, meditation is not and cannot be On any thought. Meditation is a conscious withdrawal… — Sri Chinmoy

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