You Can Learn Something About A Person

It Is Merely An Accident Of History That It Is Considered Normal In Our Society To Believe That The Creator Of The Universe Can Hear Your Thoughts While It Is Demonstrative Of Mental Illness To Believe That He Is Communicating With You By Having The Rain Tap In Morse Code On Your Bedroom Window.

We Do Not Respect People's Beliefs, We Evaluate Their Reasons. If My Reasons Are Good Enough For Believing What I Believe, You Will Helplessly Believe What I Believe. I Will Give You My Reasons And Reasons Are Contagious. That Is What It Is To Be A Rational Human Being.

Religious Faith Is The Only Area Of Discourse Where Immunity Through Conversation Is Considered Noble . It's The Only Area Of Our Lives Where Someone Can Win Points For Saying, "there's Nothing That You Can Do To Change My Mind And I'm Taking No State Of The World Ultimately Into Account In Believing What I Believe. There's Nothing To Change About The World That Would Cause Me To Revise My Beliefs.

You Don't Get Anything Worth Getting, By Pretending To Know Things You Don't Know.

The Most Transformative Experiences People Have - Bliss, Devotion, Self Transcendence - Are Currently Anchored To The Worst Parts Of Culture And To Ways Of Thinking That Merely Amplify Superstition, Self-deception, And Conflict.