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22782 | To have pagan beliefs and be a pagan are quite different [Hegel] |
Full Idea: To believe in pagan religion and to be a pagan are two different things. | |
From: Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821], 147) | |
A reaction: A nice general truth about all religions, and one not often understood by atheists. |
22793 | Some religions lead to harsh servitude and the debasement of human beings [Hegel] |
Full Idea: It should not be a forgotten that can take on a from which leads to the harshest servitude within the fetters of superstition, and to the debasement of human beings to a level below that of animals. | |
From: Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821], 270) | |
A reaction: Hegel was a Christian, though a very unorthodox one. He cities ancient Egypt and India as examples. If you want to assess a religion, see how it behaves when it has political power. |
146 | Soul is always in motion, so it must be self-moving and immortal [Plato] |
Full Idea: All soul is immortal, for what is always in motion is immortal. Only that which moves itself never ceases to be in motion. | |
From: Plato (Phaedrus [c.366 BCE], 245c) |