“ The idea that reason and rationality is somehow separate from and antithetical to ones ' heart' is one of the most absurd theologies I have ever in my life heard." ~R. Alan Woods ("Just Keeping It Rea… R. Alan Woods
“ The sensible man,' Crow had said (to Sherlock Holmes), 'don't look to confirm what he already knows -- he looks to deny it. Finding evidence that backs up your theories ain't useful, but finding evide… Andy Lane
“ Reasoning with a drunkard is likeGoing under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man. Thiruvalluvar
“ The first questions naturally raised by a person emerging from the fog of childhood are the same questions that led Aristotle and other great philosophers to think and write deeply on the subjects of… Alan E. Johnson
“ It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them. Winston S. Churchill
“ Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defence. Abraham Lincoln
“ Moral philosophers say things like, ‘What is actually wrong with cannibalism?’ There are two ways of responding to that: one is to shrink back in horror and say, ‘Cannibalism! Cannibalism! We can’t ta… Richard Dawkins
“ In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand. Abhijit Naskar
“ If Jarod Kintz was a cat, he'd stalk people silently and deadly. Right now, all he does is bark at them for no good reason, like all the good people do. Will Advise
“ Faith without reason produces a mindless Christianity which is less than useless; the focus on justice in this world produces a theology that chases its own tail."~R. Alan Woods [2013] R. Alan Woods
“ Intellect is the virtue of ignoring one’s emotions’ attempt to contaminate one’s opinions. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Knock on the heart’s emotions and its gates will be widely opened, but nock on reason and doubt will come charging at you Bangambiki Habyarimana
“ Emotion is created by a cause, whether that cause is factual or imaginary does not matter, as longer as the believer holds it as true. Bangambiki Habyarimana
“ You can deal with an emotion based on reason, but who can control an unreasonable emotion? Bangambiki Habyarimana
“ It's fallacious reasoning for the atheist to hate all religion due to men who manipulate religion to fit their own agendas. They are counterparts, therefore, if Truth is true, partners in crime. To be… Criss Jami
“ Alas! with all her reasoning, she found, that to retentive feelings eight years may be little more than nothing. Jane Austen
