Good humor is a
Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us. Ernest Renan
Religious Experience
Cleanliness is not next
Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn’t even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven. Erma Bombeck
Man today being concerned
Man today being concerned with production and consumption as ends in themselves, has very little engergy time to devote himself to the true religious experience. Erich Fromm
We have a religious
We have a religious renaissance today in America, as many people say. I would say this religious renaissance, ninety percent of it is the greatest danger true religious experience has ever been confronted with. Erich Fromm
It is brilliant going
It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost a near-religious experience. Emily Mortimer
Meditation essentially means having
Meditation essentially means having a great time. Some people have applied a sense or a feeling to the meditative experience, such that, meditation has become a quantifiable religious experience, which means it’s not any fun! Frederick Lenz
Though we [Humanists] take
Though we [Humanists] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches, speculation, and flashes of inspiration prove to be excellent sources of novel approaches, new ways of looking at things, new discoveries, and new information. We do not disparage those ideas derived … Read more
Real religion should be
Real religion should be something that liberates men. But churches don’t want free men who can think for themself and find their own divinity within. When a religion becomes organized it is no longer a religious experience but only superstition and estrangement. Federico Fellini
It {Darwin’s theory of
It {Darwin’s theory of evolution] was a concept of such stunning simplicity, but it gave rise, naturally, to all of the infinite and baffling complexity of life. The awe it inspired in me made the awe that people talk about in respect of religious experience seem, frankly, silly beside it. I’d take the awe of … Read more
The emotional aspects of
The emotional aspects of a wilderness experience might be compared to a religious experience. It is particularly valuable for those people whose unconscious associations of pain and discomfort in relationships to man render a deity in human form impossible. Christianity is unacceptable to some people because of the use of the human symbol, but some … Read more