Religion
idea · 2 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
religion · True religion · theology and metaphysics
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Law in a Free State
A yearning for the unknowable and acknowledgment of the limits of human knowledge, contrasted with theology and metaphysics.
True religion is a yearning for the unknowable, an acknowledgment with humility of the impossibility of ever solving the wonderful riddle of existence, upon which theology and metaphysics have alike expended their mighty forces and failed utterly.
Religion would possibly suffice, if the majority could be firmly convinced that their temporal comfort was a thing of little moment.
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
The role of religious promises of repentance and eternal happiness in easing a condemned criminal's fear of death.
Religion then presents itself to the mind of this lawless villain, and promising him almost a certainty of eternal happiness upon the easy terms of repentance, contributes much to lessen the horror of the last scene of the tragedy.