Quotes About Philosophy

For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.

Science is and should be seen as "completely neutral" on the issue of the theistic or atheistic implications of scientific results.

Religion of our conception, thus imperfect, is always subject to a process of evolution and re-interpretation.

I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'Where do we come from?' and 'How shall we live?' And I would say I don't need religion to answer those questions.

Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.

Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death.

If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it?

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing.

In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.

I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.

As to religion a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in god and hate a saint.

Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man wanted to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely above it.

He who has art and science also has religion, but those who do not have them better have religion.

In the beginning, there were no reasons; there were only causes. Nothing had a purpose, nothing has so much as a function; there was no teleology in the world at all.

I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.

At first sight, one does not see what relations there can be between religion and logic.

A heathen philosopher once asked a Christian, 'Where is God'? The Christian answered, 'Let me first ask you, Where is He not?'

One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would have to act through the laws of physics.

Revealed religion has no weight with me.

The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.

Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in harmony.

Maybe it wasn't anything remotely to do with religion, mysticism or metaphilosophy after all; maybe it was more banal; maybe it was just...accounting.