"If belief in the existence of God is predicted to lead to a feeling of contentment, and the prediction is fulfilled, does it follow that God exists? Surely not. All that would follow would be the desireability of the belief."

-- Richard Posner

#Spiritual Quotes #Atheist Quotes #Science Quotes

“I'm the last survivor of a dead culture. And I don't really belong in the world anymore. And in some ways I feel I ought to be dead.”
“Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.”

Source : "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara". Documentary, August 30, 2003.
“After eighty, there are no enemies, only survivors.”
“Ideas, like large rivers, never have just one source.”
“People simply don't make eye contact anymore.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“No one can stop a home run. No one can understand what it really is, unless you have felt it in your own hands and body. As the ball makes its high, long arc beyond the playing field, the diamond and the stands suddenly belong to one man. In that brief, brief time, you are free of all demands and complications.”
“If the way of heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be straight, it opens into endless life.”
“I have an excellent internal compass.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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