Character Quote by Peter Boghossian Download Open image ““Faith is an unclassified cognitive illness disguised as a moral virtue.”” — Peter Boghossian ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Cognitive Faith Illness Moral Moral virtues Virtue
“It's no surprise that appeals to a state of mind called faith can relieve symptoms caused, at least in part, by another, perhaps not… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.” — Alcoholics Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Faith itself is an act of human willing enabled and disciplined by grace.” — Thomas C. Oden Copy Share Image
“Faith is an insertion of absolute conviction that is assume without reason and is defended against all reason.” — AronRa Copy Share Image
“Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy. Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.” — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“faith is the art of holding on to things in spite of your changing moods and circumstances.” — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Faith has always struck him as either a tremendous gift or an appalling deception, depending on whether there’s a God or not.” — nick harkaway Copy Share Image
“Socrates said that a man doesn’t want what he doesn’t think he lacks. That is, if you believe you have the truth then why… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Use anxiety to follow your thoughts as a guide to see where it leads you.” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the rule of… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
Christians claim that life has no meaning if you stop pretending to know things you don't know, though they phrase it more tersely as… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“The sins of the fathers are to be born by their children’s children’s children? What sort of justice is that? This goes against half… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Faith taints or at worst removes our curiosity about the world, what we should value, and what type of life we should lead. Faith… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
When one has a crisis of faith it means one is struck by the realisation than one has been pretending know things that one… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Pat Tillman (for abandoning an incredibly promising football career to give his life for his country).” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
Faith is the problem. Faith is unreliable way to think about problems that will not lead to the truth. — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“You will transform a broken world long ruled by unquestioned faith into a society built on reason, evidence, and thought-out positions” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous 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
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
