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My concern with religion is that it allows us by the millions to believe what only lunatics or idiots could believe on…
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has…
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending…
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It's not so much religion per se, it's false certainty that worries me, and religion just has more than its fair share…
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Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims…
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Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions, like love,…
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I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in…
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Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic,…
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Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries. You…
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To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding…
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does.
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For any sin, we all suffer. That is why our suffering is endless.
— Wendell Berry
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What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths…
— Sogyal Rinpoche
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We compound our suffering by victimizing each other.
— Athol Fugard
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We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our…
— Eric Hoffer
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Most people have come to prefer certain of lifes experiences and deny and reject others, unaware of the value of the hidden…
— Rachel Naomi Remen
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Because Jesus Christ suffered greatly, He understands our suffering. He understands our grief. We experience hard things so that we too may…
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Our intentions - noticed or unnoticed, gross or subtle contribute either to our suffering or to our happiness. Intentions are sometimes called…
— Gil Fronsdal
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All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another.
— Debbie Ford
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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't quench pain, it slips…
— Georges Bernanos
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God is not only the God of the sufferers but the God who suffers. ... It is said of God that no…
— Nicholas Wolterstorff
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I have felt the pain that arises from a recognition of beauty, pain we hold when we remember what we are connected…
— Terry Tempest Williams
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Why is Form beautiful? Because, I think, it helps us confront our worst fear: the suspicion that life may be chaos and…
— Robert Adams
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