“Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.” – Ambrose Bierce “Faith is powerful enough to immunize people against all appeals to pity, to forgiveness, to decent human feelings. It even immunizes them against fear, if they honestly believe that a martyr’s death will send them straight to heaven.” – Richard Dawkins, “The Selfish Gene.” “A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.” – Demosthenes, “Third Olynthiac,” (349 BCE). “Faith: Not wanting to know what is true.” – Friedrich Nietzsche “But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.” – Alan Watts “Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.” – R. Buckminster Fuller “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” [...] “No Pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” – Helen Keller “Well, I would have to say as a Christian that I believe…
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