Quote by William James
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism. – William James

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The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James

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Nowhere is there an account or portrait of Christ laughing… he is always stern, serious and as gloomy as a prison guard. Never does one see him laughing until tears appear in his eyes like the roly-poly squint-eyed Buddha guffawing with arms upraised. – Author Unknown

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How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally – certainly with my secular background – the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence. – Yann Martel

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And religion causes most of the problems, war, and economics of course, and study your history or youre going to repeat it and if youre burning a Harry Potter book you need some serious counseling, you dont get it, youre missing the whole point. – Michael Berryman

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Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christs religion illuminates with His divine light. – Franz Liszt

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