If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes claim effective evil
Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist. Morris Raphael Cohen distressfrequencyidol Change image and share on social
Liberalism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas - an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives. Morris Raphael Cohen alternativeattitudedogma share on social
Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims. Morris Raphael Cohen absoluteaccidentclaim Change image and share on social
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. Bodhidharma ariseawarenessbody Change image and share on social
Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. Murray Gell-Mann effectivefundamentalindeterminacy Change image and share on social
It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim. Joyce Carol Oates bodyclaimenter Change image and share on social