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Human Reason Quotes

So it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it Picture Quote #1

God has sometimes converted wickedness into madness; and it is to the credit of human reason that men who are not in some degree mad are never capable of being in the highest degree wicked Picture Quote #1

The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not than in those who know it Picture Quote #1

Could we, with human reason, process the finality of death, we would be very different souls, giving more than we take, forgiving easily, and listening with all that is in us for the answers to questions we would not have otherwise asked Picture Quote #1

All possible knowledge, then, depends on the validity of reasoning... Unless human reasoning is valid no science can be true Picture Quote #1

I am aware that a philosopher’s ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God Picture Quote #1

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Can reason be an idol? Certainly. The philosophy of rationalism puts human reason in the place of God as the source and standard of all truth Picture Quote #1

It is always the individual who thinks. Society does not think any more than it eats or drinks. The evolution of human reasoning from the naive thinking of primitive man to the more subtle thinking of modern science took place within society. However, thinking itself is always an achievement of individuals Picture Quote #1

Human reason has this peculiar fate that in one species of its knowledge it is burdened by questions which, as prescribed by the very nature of reason itself, it is not able to ignore, but which, as transcending all its powers, it is also not able to answer Picture Quote #1

The argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument against all exclusive, privileged, monopolistic organization, against the use of coercion to prevent others from doing better Picture Quote #1

Love is a brilliant illustration of a principle everywhere discoverable: namely, that human reason lives by turning the friction of material forces into the light of ideal goods Picture Quote #1

Human reason has the peculiar fate... that it is burdened with questions that it cannot dismiss... but which it also cannot answer Picture Quote #1

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If we ever do find a complete theory of the universe, it would be a great triumph of human reason but it wouldn’t leave much for us to do. We need an intellectual challenge Picture Quote #1

I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions Picture Quote #1

Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom Picture Quote #1

Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it Picture Quote #1

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So it is with human reason, which strives not against faith, when enlightened, but rather furthers and advances it (Human Reason Quotes) God has sometimes converted wickedness into madness; and it is to the credit of human reason that men who are not in some degree mad are never capable of being in the highest degree wicked (Human Reason Quotes) The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not than in those who know it (Human Reason Quotes) Could we, with human reason, process the finality of death, we would be very different souls, giving more than we take, forgiving easily, and listening with all that is in us for the answers to questions we would not have otherwise asked (Human Reason Quotes) All possible knowledge, then, depends on the validity of reasoning... Unless human reasoning is valid no science can be true (Human Reason Quotes) I am aware that a philosopher’s ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God (Human Reason Quotes) Can reason be an idol? Certainly. The philosophy of rationalism puts human reason in the place of God as the source and standard of all truth (Human Reason Quotes) It is always the individual who thinks. Society does not think any more than it eats or drinks. The evolution of human reasoning from the naive thinking of primitive man to the more subtle thinking of modern science took place within society. However, thinking itself is always an achievement of individuals (Human Reason Quotes) Human reason has this peculiar fate that in one species of its knowledge it is burdened by questions which, as prescribed by the very nature of reason itself, it is not able to ignore, but which, as transcending all its powers, it is also not able to answer (Human Reason Quotes) The argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument against all exclusive, privileged, monopolistic organization, against the use of coercion to prevent others from doing better (Human Reason Quotes) Love is a brilliant illustration of a principle everywhere discoverable: namely, that human reason lives by turning the friction of material forces into the light of ideal goods (Human Reason Quotes) Human reason has the peculiar fate... that it is burdened with questions that it cannot dismiss... but which it also cannot answer (Human Reason Quotes) If we ever do find a complete theory of the universe, it would be a great triumph of human reason but it wouldn’t leave much for us to do. We need an intellectual challenge (Human Reason Quotes) I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions (Human Reason Quotes) Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom (Human Reason Quotes) Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it (Human Reason Quotes)

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