Faith comes to intelligence
Faith comes to intelligence as a light that overflows it with joy and inspires it with a certitude that does away with question. Etienne Gilson
Certitude
It is thus with
It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay. Eric Hoffer
The effectiveness of a
The effectiveness of a doctrine does not come from its meaning but from its certitude. No doctrine however profound and sublime will be effective unless it is presented as the embodiment of the one and only truth Eric Hoffer
The leader personifies the
The leader personifies the certitude of the creed and the defiance and grandeur of power. He articulates and justifies the resentment damned up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles the vision of a breath-taking future so as to justify the sacrifice of a transitory present. He stages a world of make-believe so indispensable … Read more
All mass movements strive,
All mass movements strive, therefore, to interpose a fact-proof screen between the faithful and the realities of the world. They do this by claiming that the ultimate and absolute truth is already embodied in their doctrine and that there is no truth nor certitude outside it. The facts on which the true believer bases his … Read more
The attacks on the
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm. Eliot Spitzer
In the Life of
In the Life of Darwin by his son, there is related an incident of how the great naturalist once studied long as to just what a certain spore was. Finally he said, \”It is this, for if it isn’t, then what is it?\” And all during his life he was never able to forget that … Read more
Certitude drives people mad.
Certitude drives people mad. Friedrich Nietzsche
It is not doubt,is
It is not doubt,is certitude that drives you mad. Friedrich Nietzsche
I think we may
I think we may very well, in many areas, get likelihood, but not certitude. We don’t want certitude anyway, do we? Frank Moore Cross