"Better risk loss of truth than chance of error--that is your faith-vetoer's exact position. He is actively playing his stake as much as the believer is; he is backing the field against the religious hypothesis, just as the believer is backing the religious hypothesis against the field."

-- William James

#Faith Quotes #Religious Quotes #Loss Quotes

“A theologian who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they necessarily are reflected in his theology.”
“People's sex habits are as well known in Hollywood as their political opinions, and much less criticized.”
“That is the exploration that awaits you! Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence.”
“Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy, but now they call this free will. At least the ancient Greeks were being honest.”
“There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.”
“I tried my best [on audition for X-Files], and it worked out. I got the part. So I was flabbergasted.”
“Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.”

Source : Willard Scott (1983). “The Joy of Living”, Ballantine Books
“I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history.”

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