Thoughtful Bertrand Russel quote

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Friend of mine shared this quote with me, and it made me smile…

“So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.”

- Bertrand Russell
British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

In reflecting on it a bit, I think that perhaps he should have said something besides intelligence — perhaps: education, questioning, learning about the world, critical thinking, logic…

What do you think?

Tags: Bertrand Russell, Christianity, Education, Philosophy
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