 onlinedesign says: Who said this: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.” ? So true. Blaise Pascal said that. He also said: "Clarity of mind means clarity of passion." "I have discovered that all human evil comes from man being unable to sit still." "People are more convinced by reasons they discovered than by reasons found by others." "The heart has it's reasons which reason knows nothing of." "We know truth, not only by reason, but by the heart as well." Not reall relavent at all, but he had some good lines. Thank you, Willhelm. My blurry eyes misread the original text. We already know and have beaten to death the fact that atrocities are are committed stinking of religious conviction. I just think it's poignant how he writes men do evil "cheerfully" as a result. Cheerfully. It wasn't the pope. I just think it's poignant how he writes men do evil "cheerfully" as a result. Cheerfully.It is certainly in line with human nature which he cites in his quote " All men naturally hate each other". However, you may be reading too deeply into the word "religion" in this quote. If I am not mistaken the actual quote speaks to conscience, not religious conviction.There may have been some restating along the way. I'm not really sure. Or, that could all be in my imagination for some reason. Perhaps some clipper knows the timeline and source of that quote. "Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk (comment). We would not take a voyage for the sol... |
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