I think you're right again, Bert.

Apr 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
- Bertrand Russell

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Godness how true is that one!

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oh, so true

unfortunately

I just bought a book in which Russell talks about God and Religion. Russell is brilliant. This quote is spot on.

I love his quotes.

His "Why I am not a Christian" was the final clincher for me some forty years ago when I was searching for truth.

Hehe. I read that about a month ago. It's one of my links on my blog. Good stuff :)

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Snowy: Australia; View my profile; "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security." : Albert Einstein - (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921