"I attempt to compose symphonies, although it is clear to me that logically it is pointless."

-- Alfred Schnittke

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“Galen's observations reflect one of the distinctive features of early Christianity. Roman-era religion was mainly about ritual actions vis-Ã -vis the gods, and there was little to do with ordering behavior otherwise.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.”
“Would have. Could have. Should have. This is the language of condemnation underscored by the passivity of regret. Itâ€™s a dead language. The thing is, you canâ€™t un-sin. You can only repent.”
“I do not think science has to make any apologies. It looks at the world and tells it like it is. And we all live longer, better lives because of this dispassionate view. Sure, it commands awe and provides inspiration. Still, I would rather be operated on by a surgeon who sees me as an assemblage of atoms than one who lovingly tries to manipulate what he or she imagines are my vital energy fields.”
“Time that is moved by little fidget wheels Is not myTime, the flood that does not flow. Between the double and the single bell Of a ship's hour, between a round of bells From the dark warship riding there below, I have lived many lives, and this one life Of Joe, long dead, who lives between five bells.”
“The Bible is a revelation of the mind and will of God to men. Therein we may learn, what God is.”

Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].”
“The more faithful preachers are to the Word of God in their preaching, the more liable they are to the charge of hypocrisy. Why? Because the more faithful people are to the Word of God the higher the message is that they will preach. The higher the message, the further they will be from obeying themselves.”

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