„A ak by Boh existoval, myslím si, že je veľmi nepravdepodobné, že by mal takú nepokojnú márnivosť, aby sa urazil na tých, ktorí pochybujú o jeho existencii.“
Originál
And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence
Bertrand Russell's Best: Silhouettes in Satire (1958), "On Religion".<!--originally taken from What is an Agnostic? (1953).-->
1950s
Kontext: I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible punishment in consequence. And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.
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logik a jeden z prvých analytických filozofov 1872–1970Podobné citáty

„Neverím v Boha teológov; ale nepochybujem o tom, že existuje vyššia inteligencia.“

'en: Most people, I believe, think that you need a God to explain the existence of the world, and especially the existence of life. They are wrong, but our education system is such that many people don't know it.
Prisudzované výroky

„Boha uráža, keď sa kazateľ bojí, aby niekoho neurazil.“
Prisudzované výroky, Boh

„Je ťažké pohŕdať samými sebou bez toho, aby sme urazili Boha v nás.“

„Žijeme, aby sme sa vyhli smrti; existujeme, aby sme sa vyhli neexistencii.“
'en: We live to avoid death, we exist to avoid unexistence.
Prisudzované výroky

„Ak Boh existuje, kto je? Ak neexistuje, kto sme?“