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The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.


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The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
         



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The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

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Eternal life is personal existence in continuity with the present life, but transfigured.



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the truth is seldom found in extremes. Central truths can be revolutionary if put to work.



One can be coerced to church, but not to worship.

One can be coerced to church, but not to worship.



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The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.



... we all know how to pray better than we practice what we know!

... we all know how to pray better than we practice what we know!



Religion is the most widely debated and least agreed upon phenomenon of human history.

Religion is the most widely debated and least agreed upon phenomenon of human history.



Prayer is the opening of the soul to God so that he can speak to us.

Prayer is the opening of the soul to God so that he can speak to us.



The perpetual danger which besets religion is that it may substitute gentility and aestheticism for prophetic insight and power.

The perpetual danger which besets religion is that it may substitute gentility and aestheticism for prophetic insight and power.



To keep God at the center of one's life requires frequent renewal of power through prayer.

To keep God at the center of one's life requires frequent renewal of power through prayer.





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