Bertrand Russel On God
by Brokeback Watchtower 4 Replies latest jw friends
-
-
jwleaks
Thanks for the links. Time to pull out my teapot, brew up a pot of Earl Grey tea, and have a cuppa while I watch the videos. -
fukitol
A truly great man and one of my favourite philosophers. "The Conquest of Happiness" sits on my bookshelf, and "In Praise of Idleness" will one day in the far future be heralded as the great visionary classic it is. -
millie210
I have the greatest respect for this man. He first came to my attention when I read a quote of his ten years ago. It is my favorite quote
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
I have this hand painted and hanging on a wall so I can see it often.
It seems to me that so many people polarize their views. Religious views one way and atheists views the other. Very little middle ground.Russell was very much an atheist but was able to bridge that ground between the two views better than anyone I have ever seen.
If more atheists were able to adopt his approach, I think atheism would be more attractive than any religion. He made it so.
Thank you for starting a thread on this genius of a man Brokeback.
-
umbertoecho
Ooh, Thank you for this link. I do love his thinking processes. I have discovered some tremendous thinkers with an almost transcendental ability to express themselves and maintain a humility that I deeply love.