Many militants of the secular cause look astonishingly like clergy. Worse: like caricatures of clergy. Michel Onfray astonishinglybadlycaricature Change image and share on social
We can no more tolerate neutrality and benevolence toward every conceivable form of discourse, including that of magical thinking, than we can lump together executioner and victim, good and evil. Michel Onfray benevolenceconceivablediscourse Change image and share on social
Death is a false fear. When it is here, you won't be. When it's not, you are here. Michel Onfray deathfalsefear Change image and share on social
I found it amazing people can think that art must be connected to religion. Religion may give art themes, but there would still be art without religion. Bach is not proof that art exists. Michel Onfray amazeartbach Change image and share on social
Religion is a reassurance - in fact, that's its only purpose. Michel Onfray factpurposereassurance Change image and share on social
We are fashioned not by our genes, but by our environment - by the family and socio-historic conditions in which we evolve. Michel Onfray conditionenvironmentevolve Change image and share on social
By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib. Michel Onfray afterlifeaimaspiration share on social
We do not possess an official certificate of birth for worship of one God. But the family line is clear: the Jews invented it to endure the coherence, cohesion and existence of their small, threatened people. Michel Onfray birthcertificateclear share on social
Camus believed in dialogue and diplomacy, and enlisted his work as a philosopher to the need to find nonviolent solutions, whereas Sartre called for violent conflicts and justified terror. Michel Onfray believecallcamus Change image and share on social
