Conversational Atheist » Historical Non-Believers http://conversationalatheist.com Atheists need to make more of an effort to be heard in their daily life. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:39:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Thoughtful Bertrand Russell quote http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/02/thoughtful-bertrand-russel-quote/ http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/02/thoughtful-bertrand-russel-quote/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:18:21 +0000 Conversational Atheist http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=720

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?

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