Quotes About Belief

I am a good person because I am a good person! God has nothing to do with it!

Sophie, every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith—acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove. Every religion describes God through metaphor, allegory, and exaggeration, from the early Egyptians through modern Sunday school. Metaphors are a way to help our minds process the unprocessible. The problems arise when we begin to believe literally in our own metaphors.

That is the definition of faith -- acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

Throughout history, all of mankind's disparate philosophies have all concurred on one thing —- that a great enlightenment is coming.

as she spoke, she watched the expressions on the faces go from incredulous shock, to hopeful belief, and finally to awestruck acceptance

And maybe that's why the only thing that keeps me going is my belief that we are capable of being better than we are Ã¢â'¬Â¦ capable of taking action to avoid a catastrophic future.

I have witnessed people transform cancer cells into healthy cells simply by thinking about them. I have witnessed human minds affecting the physical world in myriad ways. And once you see that happen..once this becomes a part of your reality, then some of the miracles you read about become simply a matter of degree.

hoped to prove that science and religion are two totally compatible fields—two different approaches to finding the same truth.

Science tells me that God must exist. My mind tells me I will never undertand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to

I want to believe, he heard himself say. Victoria's reply carried no judgement or challenge. So why don't you? He chuckled. Well, it's not that easy. Having faith requires leaps of faith, cerebral acceptance of miracles, immaculate conceptions an divine interventions

I am not questioning God's power! It is God who gave us reason and circumspection! It is God we serve by exercising prudence!

Until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him. Martin Luther

ABC, one woman offered. Assure, Believe, Convert. Correct, Langdon said. Religions assure salvation; religions believe in a perecise theology; and religions convert nonbelievers.

Misunderstanding breeds distrust

When he did, people across the world would realize that the teachings of all religions did indeed have one thing in common. They were all dead wrong.

Langdon glanced over at Brüder and Sinskey, who had been staring upward and who now lowered their eyes to earth. "Jesus," Brüder said. "Yes!" Mirsat said excitedly. "And Allah and Muhammad, too!

every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith—acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

Historically, the most dangerous men on earth were men of God … especially when their gods became threatened.

Widespread acceptance of a fact is not a proof of its validity.

That is to say, when the ancients experienced gaps in their understanding of the world around them, they filled those gaps with God.

A veces, nuestras mentes ven cosas que nuestros corazones desean. (Cardenal Mortati)

I believe future generations will ask themselves how a technologically advanced species like ours could possibly believe most of what our modern religions teach us.

How is it that intelligent human beings cannot discuss their origins without invoking the name of God and fucking aliens! - Edmond Kirsch

science and religion are not at odds. science is just too young to understand.