65 Quotes About Deus

There is Ibelieve the imperative necessity that understanding myself isa prerequisite for even asking questions about consciousnessand God. Understanding myself and understanding God isone question. Any discussion on the existence of somethingincluding my existence or the existence of God that bypassesthe ancient question of what being self is, is nebulous. (Deus Absconditus - The Hidden God)

There is I believe the imperative necessity that understanding myself is a prerequisite for even asking questions about consciousness and God. Understanding myself and understanding God is one question. Any discussion on the existence of something including my existence or the existence of God that bypasses the ancient question of what being self is, is nebulous. (Deus Absconditus - The Hidden God)

Knowledge of the mechanisms of the brain as an instrumentall the way down the reductionistic range is useful not onlyin implementing applications, but also most importantly inthe evolution of new, more parsimonious concepts. It isevident that success of a particular search depends entirelyon our understanding of our tools, mechanical and cognitive.God will remain hidden as long as we eschew thisrequirement. (Deus Absconditus - The Hidden God)

understanding God rationally would entail distancing from experiencing God, the magnitude of this estrangement positively correlating with the degree of progress in science at a given time."(Deus Absconditus - The Hidden God)

Ensine todos os homens a pescar, mas primeiro ensine todos os homens a serem justos. Tome menos, dê mais. Dê mais de si mesmo, tire menos do mundo. Ninguém lhe deve nada, você deve o mundo tudo.

Seu coração é o seu templo.

Amar aos homens como castigoComo os homens são, quase todos, desprezíveis e repugnantes - tudo menos dignos de amor -, amá-los por determinação (e só por temor a Deus os podemos amar) constitui uma pena, um suplício, uma penitência.

This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies. Of course this is not total freedom - we cannot avoid being shaped by the past. But some freedom is better than none.

Nada te turbe,nada te espante.Tudo passa;Deus não muda.A paciênciatudo alcança.Quem a Deus tem,nada lhe falta.Só Deus basta.