The Deepest Difference Between Religions

To An Even Moderately Sophisticated And Well-read Person It Should Come As No Surprise That Any Religion At All Has Its Hidden As Well As Its Obvious Beauties And Is Capable Of Profound And Impressive Interpretations. What Is Deeply Objectionable About Most Of These Interpretations Is That They Allow The Believer To Say Yes While Evading Any No.

Let People Who Do Not Know What To Do With Themselves In This Life, But Fritter Away Their Time Reading Magazines And Watching Television, Hope For Eternal Life... The Life I Want Is A Life I Could Not Endure In Eternity. It Is A Life Of Love And Intensity, Suffering And Creation, That Makes Life Worthwhile And Death Welcome. There Is No Other Life I Should Prefer. Neither Should I Like Not To Die.

For Atheism And Polytheism There Is No Special Problem Of Suffering, Nor Need There Be For Every Kind Of Monotheism.

The Great Artist Is The Man Who Most Obviously Succeeds In Turning His Pains To Advantage, In Letting Suffering Deepen His Understanding And Sensibility, In Growing Through His Pains.

Mundus Vult Decipi: The World Wants To Be Deceived. The Truth Is Too Complex And Frightening; The Taste For The Truth Is An Acquired Taste That Few Acquire…. ….the World Winks At Dishonesty. The World Does Not Call It Dishonesty