"Question with boldness even the existence of a God;
because, if there be one, he must more approve of
the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."-Thomas Jefferson in a 1787 letter to his nephew.
2007-07-15 09:28:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Agree....
If there were a god, he would not want blind, maniacal, idiots as followers...
2007-07-15 09:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I love Thomas Jefferson. That's a particularly good quote, though it definitely tries to give God a human personality. Why do you think God would care if people came to him through "blind-folded fear," just because you wouldn't?
I really enjoyed the Jefferson Bible. It's a difficult book, but definitely interesting.
Most of the founding fathers did not believe that God touches the world directly. They didn't believe that the Bible is holy or that Jesus was the son of God.
2007-07-15 09:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jefferson said a lot of things. He was adamantly against the inclusion of religion in government and he felt strongly about the civil and social rights of ordinary people....he would be marching with the Occupy Wall Street protesters because he, too, would want business, banking, finance and investing to be well regulated by law. And he would approve of raising the income tax rate for the wealthiest American to AT LEAST the same level as middle class Americans pay. And so, he, too, would support fairness, equity and law.
2016-05-18 03:41:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I never noticed that the very strength and facility of the pessimist's case at once poses us a problem. If the universe is so bad, or even half so bad, how on earth did human beings ever come to attribute it to the activity of a wise and good Creator? Men are fools, perhaps; but hardly foolish as that. The direct inference from black to white, from evil flower to virtuous root, from senseless work to a workman infinitely wise, staggers belief."-C.S. Lewis "The Problem Of Pain"
2007-07-15 15:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like this one even better, because it is relevant to what has gone on in this country for the past several years.
I Quote: Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions on physics and geometry.
2007-07-15 09:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree.
2007-07-15 10:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Pascal's wager reloaded backwards.
2007-07-15 11:34:37 · answer #7 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that fear should not be involved in deciding if God exists. The picture of God back then was a little more fear-based.
2007-07-15 09:33:45 · answer #8 · answered by The GMC 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Agree.
2007-07-15 09:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An excellent quote.
2007-07-15 09:40:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 100%!
Old Tom knew God is plenty big enough to
be put to any scrutiny and still shine forth.
After all, God made us with ability to reason,
and especially to seek to find Him in all
of His reality, instead of just blindly
following some man or cult.
2007-07-15 09:33:53 · answer #11 · answered by teetiger 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋