George H. Smith Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. February 10, 1949
Birthday: February 10
Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor can it eradicate the various sources of pleasure. What it can do, however, and what it has been extremely effective in accomplishing, is to inculcate guilt in connection with pleasure. The pursuit of pleasure, when accompanied by guilt, becomes a means of perpetuating chronic guilt, and this serves to reinforce one's dependence on God.
topic: Mean, Men, Religion, Dependence On God, Perpetuating
