Quotables

"But the big issues: to believe in God or not to believe in God; to engage in such religious practices as prayer, attending services, studying religious texts or not to do so; to look for “proof” of God’s existence, if one is religious (or thinking of being religious) or to regard such a quest as misguided; to be “pluralistic” in one’s approach to religion, or to regard one religion as “truer” than all the rest – these are deeply personal choices, choices of who to be, not just what to do or what to believe. I do not believe that philosophical or scientific discussion can provide compelling reasons for making them one way rather than another, although it can help us make whichever choices we make more reflectively."- Hilary Putnam