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Rational Quotes

I think my thinking with my heartI act with my thinking from my heartbut I’m just a human being with a heart and not a rational thinker Picture Quote #1

I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind Picture Quote #1

Pope John Paul II was a great presence on the stage. Pope Benedict is a much more gentle and refined person, and I think he benefits greatly from the television close-ups because he wants to engage in a dialogue, in conversation. He wants to put forward his views in a measured, eloquent, rational way Picture Quote #1

Ever since the Enlightenment, people thought that we were living in a rational universe. They thought that God was a mathematician and that the function of the scientist was to figure out the mathematical rules whereby the universe was created Picture Quote #1

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand Picture Quote #1

We shouldn’t even need the word ‘atheism’. If people didn’t invent ridiculous imaginary gods, rational people wouldn’t have to deny them Picture Quote #1

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People often wonder just what trainers give the sheepdog in exchange for its boundless willingness. Food treats and praise sit on the trainer’s shelf, untouched, unused. The sheepdog is shown its possibilities, he learns what life is like for a good dog and is invited to walk in a rational world whose farthest boundaries are defined by grace Picture Quote #1

The oceans are the planet’s last great living wilderness, man’s only remaining frontier on earth, and perhaps his last chance to produce himself a rational species Picture Quote #1

Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this Picture Quote #1

It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man Picture Quote #1

As a philosopher, I have a right to ask for a rational explanation of religious faith Picture Quote #1

I want my books to explore motives which make people think, ‘Wow! Imagine the psychological state you’d have to be in for that to be your motive!’ Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they’re rational reasons for committing murder Picture Quote #1

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Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having more in common with religion than rational discourse Picture Quote #1

There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness Picture Quote #1

But maybe that isn’t possible. Maybe the mind of the majority is always the healthy mind, simply by virtue of its numbers. Maybe it’s the definition of madness to believe I’m right and everyone else if wrong, to find my thoughts rational and reasonable when almost the entire world finds them damaged and flawed Picture Quote #1

At the heart of both democracy and capitalism is a simple assumption that, across the board, people make free and relatively rational decisions: that we are, to borrow a medical term, Gillick Competent Picture Quote #1

I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people - the worship of spirits is synonymous with barbarism - it is mere fetish. ... There is something philosophic in the worship of the heroes of the human race Picture Quote #1

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I think my thinking with my heartI act with my thinking from my heartbut I’m just a human being with a heart and not a rational thinker (Rational Quotes) I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind. (Rational Quotes) Pope John Paul II was a great presence on the stage. Pope Benedict is a much more gentle and refined person, and I think he benefits greatly from the television close-ups because he wants to engage in a dialogue, in conversation. He wants to put forward his views in a measured, eloquent, rational way. (Rational Quotes) Ever since the Enlightenment, people thought that we were living in a rational universe. They thought that God was a mathematician and that the function of the scientist was to figure out the mathematical rules whereby the universe was created. (Rational Quotes) The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand. (Rational Quotes) We shouldn’t even need the word ‘atheism’. If people didn’t invent ridiculous imaginary gods, rational people wouldn’t have to deny them. (Rational Quotes) People often wonder just what trainers give the sheepdog in exchange for its boundless willingness. Food treats and praise sit on the trainer’s shelf, untouched, unused. The sheepdog is shown its possibilities, he learns what life is like for a good dog and is invited to walk in a rational world whose farthest boundaries are defined by grace. (Rational Quotes) The oceans are the planet’s last great living wilderness, man’s only remaining frontier on earth, and perhaps his last chance to produce himself a rational species. (Rational Quotes) Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this. (Rational Quotes) It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man (Rational Quotes) As a philosopher, I have a right to ask for a rational explanation of religious faith (Rational Quotes) I want my books to explore motives which make people think, ‘Wow! Imagine the psychological state you’d have to be in for that to be your motive!’ Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they’re rational reasons for committing murder. (Rational Quotes) Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having more in common with religion than rational discourse. (Rational Quotes) There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness (Rational Quotes) But maybe that isn’t possible. Maybe the mind of the majority is always the healthy mind, simply by virtue of its numbers. Maybe it’s the definition of madness to believe I’m right and everyone else if wrong, to find my thoughts rational and reasonable when almost the entire world finds them damaged and flawed. (Rational Quotes) At the heart of both democracy and capitalism is a simple assumption that, across the board, people make free and relatively rational decisions: that we are, to borrow a medical term, Gillick Competent. (Rational Quotes) I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people - the worship of spirits is synonymous with barbarism - it is mere fetish. ... There is something philosophic in the worship of the heroes of the human race. (Rational Quotes)

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