"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"
--Denis Diderot
"You know your god is man-made when he hates all the same people you do."
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."
--Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor (1769-1821).
"Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches."
-- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Roman Catholic philosopher
2006-07-25 02:14:30 · 8 answers · asked by Mr. Mojo Risin 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, you are obviously reading a mixture of anarchistic, atheistic and religious material.
I think Denis should have included the last Lawyer in there somewhere ... and maybe the last Politician!
Napoleon, sounding rather like Karl Marx. "Religion is the opiate of the masses..."
Thomas Aquinas, stating the obvious.
I'm not sure what you would like a comment on. Congratulations on your wide reading.
2006-07-25 02:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves" - Helen Keller ?
A thousand mile journey begins with one step - fortune cookie
How do you eat an entire elephant?? One bite at a time.
Also, I think it's sad that the very thing that is supposed to bring love and understanding into the world has mostly brought war, hatred, judgment and death. (Organized Religion)
2006-07-25 09:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by freespirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the "church" that you follow. it is God. Man is fallable, God is not. Men, yes even ministers make mistakes, however God does not. So when you realize that we are flawed and that sometimes even the people we look up to may dissappoint us, you can move on and quit looking for the faults of people and look at God.
2006-07-25 09:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by free2praise76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are all quotes alright.
fun fact: Thomas Aquinas was an abortion advocate.
2006-07-25 09:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting !
2006-07-25 09:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by R G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duck!!
Bob!!!_________Bob!!!!
Weave!!!
Thanks for the two points!
Start asking legitimate questions and READING and responding to suitable answers, and I will gladly engage engage you intelligently.
2006-07-26 21:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by claypigeon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you have a sad frame of mind. i will pray for you.
2006-07-25 09:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by raindrops361969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AGAIN NO QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You must not be smart enough to know what a question is.
2006-07-25 09:18:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋