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Gemma Therese · 03-01-2003, 04:32 PM

"There is a God -- the most august of all conceivable truths."
- Cardinal Newman

Yellum Notnef · 03-01-2003, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemma Therese
"There is a God -- the most august of all conceivable truths."
- Cardinal Newman

Wow! I guess that settles it.

What time will you be swinging by my house tommorow morning to pick me up for church?

christ-on-a-stick · 03-01-2003, 04:49 PM

And they that make little, or no enquiry into the naturall causes of things, yet from the feare that proceeds from the ignorance it selfe, of what it is that hath the power to do them much good or harm, are enclined to suppose, and feign unto themselves, severall kinds of Powers Invisible; and to stand in awe of their own imaginations; and in time of distresse to invoke them; as also in the time of an expected good success, toogive them thanks; making the creatures of their own fancy, their Gods. ~ Thomas Hobbes

EspressoSnail · 03-01-2003, 05:37 PM

Gee I have lots of quotes lying around...

"Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel."
-Ambrose Bierce

"Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything."
-Robert A. Heinlein

"The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window."
-Stephen King

"Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense."
-Chapman Cohen

"Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy."
-Ambrose Bierce

"A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain�then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?"
-Robert A. Heinlein

"It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead."
-Robert G. Ingersoll

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
-Dalai Lama

"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."
-Thomas Jefferson

Wee... wasn't that fun?

Eudaimonist · 03-01-2003, 05:48 PM

"God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive."

-- Ayn Rand

Godless Dave · 03-01-2003, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemma Therese
"There is a God -- the most august of all conceivable truths."
- Cardinal Newman

Please.

Philosoft · 03-01-2003, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemma Therese
"There is a God -- the most august of all conceivable truths."
- Cardinal Newman

[Jerry]Hello, Cardinal Newman.[/Jerry]

WWSD · 03-01-2003, 11:05 PM

Neat, the quote game:

"I dress myself."

~Ralph Wiggum

So what is a quote from a religious man about god supposed to accomplish?

Old Man · 03-02-2003, 02:33 AM

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Originally posted by WWSD
So what is a quote from a religious man about god supposed to accomplish?

The quote is not strictly biblical. The bible puts it another way:

"I [i.e. God] am [i.e. exist] [period]".

03-02-2003, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemma Therese
"There is a God -- the most august of all conceivable truths."
- Cardinal Newman

Is he related to Cardinal Biggles?

03-01-2003, 04:32 PM	#1
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03-01-2003, 04:49 PM	#3
christ-on-a-stick Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Durango, Colorado Posts: 7,116	And they that make little, or no enquiry into the naturall causes of things, yet from the feare that proceeds from the ignorance it selfe, of what it is that hath the power to do them much good or harm, are enclined to suppose, and feign unto themselves, severall kinds of Powers Invisible; and to stand in awe of their own imaginations; and in time of distresse to invoke them; as also in the time of an expected good success, toogive them thanks; making the creatures of their own fancy, their Gods. ~ Thomas Hobbes

03-01-2003, 05:37 PM	#4
EspressoSnail Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 207	Gee I have lots of quotes lying around... "Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel." -Ambrose Bierce "Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything." -Robert A. Heinlein "The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window." -Stephen King "Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense." -Chapman Cohen "Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy." -Ambrose Bierce "A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain�then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?" -Robert A. Heinlein "It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead." -Robert G. Ingersoll "This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -Dalai Lama "Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear." -Thomas Jefferson Wee... wasn't that fun?

03-01-2003, 05:48 PM	#5
Eudaimonist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sundsvall, Sweden Posts: 3,159	"God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive." -- Ayn Rand

03-01-2003, 11:05 PM	#8
WWSD Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Albucrazy, New Mexico Posts: 1,425	Neat, the quote game: "I dress myself." ~Ralph Wiggum So what is a quote from a religious man about god supposed to accomplish?

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