24 Quotes by Bangambiki Habyarimana about believing
"One man's faith is considered idolatry by another"
"It's true not because it's beyond doubt, but because we believe it to be true. We make it true. We are safe as long as no one can disprove us"
"Sometimes we believe it is truth, not because it is truth but because it has been made truth by law or tradition. Some of those truths are nothing but dogmatized myths"
"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana"
"No holy book is more inspired than the other. They are all inspired according to their gods."
"Anyone can write a holy book, if he feels god is calling him to do so"
"If we believe that god is the creator of evil, maybe there is evil also in heaven, if that is the case, we are not out of the woods yet"
"We all want to become more than we are, we want to live forever, that is why we hate death and create the afterlife."
"Belief in God puts our life on autopilot. We know that someone up there is watching us and is in control. Losing our faith puts off the autopilot, we have to run it manually, and check if everything is alright for ourselves. No wonder religion has a wide appeal; most of us are lazy and would like a supreme being to be in charge"
"A spiritual realm is more obedient than a temporal one. In a spiritual realm, people obey the Supreme Being through his priests; in a temporal realm people don't obey wholeheartedly as they distrust their corrupt officials."