Reason Quote by Mason Cooley Download Open image “Sacred texts always offend reason.” — Mason Cooley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Reason Sacred Sacred texts
Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context. — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
Some people, who are deeply involved in an organized, traditional religion, find it very difficult to accept that their way isn't the only way.… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was thought sacred… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
There are some things that are sacred and should be kept close. — Selah Louise Marley Copy Share Image
Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“As for logic and internal consistency, these mundane rules do not apply to sacred writings and never have...” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't like being away from home. That's one reason why I don't work as much as I used to [when I started my… — Jane Powell Copy Share Image
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them. — Jennifer Jason Leigh Copy Share Image
There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless. — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
I don't want to go into space because of war. I think we would if it was triggered. If China said they want to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it. In… — Gertrude B. Elion Copy Share Image
