reason

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

It is also worth noting that one can obtain a Ph.D. in any branch of science for no other purpose than to make cynical use of scientific language in an effort to rationalize the glaring inadequacies of tbe Bible. A handful of Christians appear to have done this; some have even obtained their degrees from reputable universities. No doubt, others will follow in their footsteps. While such people are technically "scientists," they are not behaving like scientists. They simply are not engaged in an honest inquiry into the nature of the universe. And their proclamations about God and the failures of Darwinism do not in the least signify that there is a legitimate scientific controversy about evolution.

Can the knowledge deriving from reason even begin to compare with knowledge perceptible by sense?

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.

If 'The Hobbit' happens - and there's reason to believe that it will - then I think I'm in with a chance! Gollum is very much part of 'The Hobbit,' after all.

Every one of the world's "great" religions utterly trivializes the immensity and beauty of the cosmos. Books like the Bible and the Koran get almost every significant fact about us and our world wrong. Every scientific domain -- from cosmology to psychology to economics -- has superseded and surpassed the wisdom of Scripture.Everything of value that people get from religion can be had more honestly, without presuming anything on insufficient evidence. The rest is self-deception, set to music.

[M]an has been accustomed, ever since he was a boy, to having a dozen incompatible philosophies dancing about together inside his head. He doesn't think of doctrines as primarily "true" or "false," but as "academic" or "practical," "outworn" or "contemporary," "conventional" or "ruthless." Jargon, not argument, is your best ally in keeping him from the Church. Don't waste time trying to make him think that materialism is true! Make him think it is strong or stark or courageous__hat it is the philosophy of the future. That's the sort of thing he cares about.

No idea is above scrutiny and no people are beneath dignity.

The power of the people and the power of reason are one.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

It's an amazing experience to work with Hrithik. He is one of the finest actors, and there is a reason for it. He is extremely hardworking and fully dedicated.

The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.

Theology is ignorance with wings.

The reason I call myself a documentary photographer is the idea of how photographs contain and participate in history.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Maria is the best reason to come home.