Authority Quote by Yuval Noah Harari

The authority of God is behind the establishing of human authority.

— Alistair Begg

The question before the human race is, Whether the God of nature shall govern the world by his own laws, or whether Priests and…

— John Adams

The belief in authority is the source of conscience; which is therefore not the voice of God in the heart of man, but the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The Evolution of Gods utilizes modern science to explain why, when and how religions and gods became the desirable explanations of inexplicable events. What…

— Ajay Kansal

If I believe authority is raised by God - I understand I don't understand all things. And what those purposes are. He's a sovereign…

— Paula White

During the youthful period of mankind's spiritual evolution human fantasy created gods in man's own image, who, by the operations of their will were…

— Albert Einstein

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

— Herbert Read

Why is humanism not the preeminent belief of humankind?

— Joyce Carol Oates

“humans were made to be “vicegerents.” That is, they were to act on God’s behalf within his world. But that is only possible and…

— N.T. Wright

There is nothing new about humanism. It is the yielding to Satan's first temptation of Adam and Eve: "Ye shall be as gods." (Gen. 3:5)

— Billy Graham

People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.

— Terry Pratchett

Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of…

— Tom Hiddleston