Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes dark lure metaphysic
I am critical of modernity giving science and technology a blank check as if it were the fountain of all truth. That is not true. And I think I may have introduced a word which has now caught on quite a bit, scientism. Science is good. It simply reports a discovery. Huston Smith biteblankcatch share on social
God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus. Huston Smith confinedefinegod Change image and share on social
God has to speak to each person in their own language, in their own idioms. Take Spanish, Chinese. You can express the same thought, but to different people you have to use a different language. It's the same in religion. Huston Smith chineseexpressgod share on social
Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic. John Ray algebraarithmeticmetaphysic Change image and share on social
The devil's main purpose is not to scare us, in a horror-movie way; when we're scared of him, we're alert to him, and that might undermine his plans. Instead, he wants to quietly, subtly lure us into stepping away from God. Frederica Mathewes-Green alertdevilgod share on social
As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style. Eliza Doolittle artistdarkovernight Change image and share on social