Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

“There is only one way to learn,” the alchemist answered. “It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.

Religion

March 31, 2008

“Religion is probably, after sex, the second oldest resource which human beings have available to them for blowing their minds”

Christianity in 1924

March 20, 2008

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness…. I live in 1924, and the Christian venture is done.

obligation of belief

March 20, 2008

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

Morality

March 20, 2008

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

Doubt

March 20, 2008

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

a game of Mad Libs

March 20, 2008

The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.

faith

March 20, 2008

A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.

enlightened houses

March 20, 2008

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.