Quotes Tagged "belief"
When confronted by a βbelieverβ it is easy for me to contrast the views of the skeptic with those of the rationalist. I simply reach into my pocket and pull out my change. Holding a quarter aloft, I say, βThis is a most remarkable coin, for it is heavier than all the sins of humanity committed since the beginning of the human race.β I then hold up a nickel and say, βThis coin is even more amazing, as it is brighter and shinier than the flames that proceeded from the Burning Bush discovered on Mt. Sinai by Moses.β Then I raise a penny and state, βThis portrait of President Lincoln is more realistic and true-to-life than any portrait of Satan ever painted.β And finally, I hold out a bright, shiny dime and say, βAnd this dime is the most amazing of all because it is heavier and contains more precious metals than all the gold bricks in the streets of Heaven.β I end with βGive to Caesar what is his, and hold the rest of it dearβfor it is all you see and touchβand the Christian god can take care of all his things, for they amount to less than this 41 cents I hold here in my hand.
Religion! Is what you hear at church religion? Is that which can bend and turn, and descend and ascend, to fit every crooked phase of selfish, worldly society, religion? Is that religion which is less scrupulous, less generous, less just, less considerate for man, than even my own ungodly, worldly, blinded nature? No! When I look for religion, I must look for something above me, and not something beneath.
