Joseph McCabe

An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

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Creeds made in Dark Ages are like drawings made in dark rooms. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#creeds #dark #dark ages #drawings #like

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#believe #body #hell #men #persecute

I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two or three years, I find, I was defending the rights of women. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#am #began #called #defending #existence

No pope ever condemned slavery. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#ever #pope #slavery

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

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The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#interpreters #nature #other #retreats #rival