“Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.”
Source: The Magic Mountain (1924), Ch. 6
“Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.”
The Critic as Artist (1891), Part I
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Walter Bagehot
(1826–1877) British journalist, businessman, and essayist
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Hung Hsiu-chu
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John Leland (Baptist)
(1754–1841) American Baptist minister
The Rights of Conscience Inalienable (1791)
Context: Government has no more to do with the religions opinions of men, than it has with the principles of mathematics. Let every man speak freely without fear, maintain the principles that he believes, worship according to his own faith, either one God, three Gods, no God, or twenty Gods; and let government protect him in so doing, i. e., see that he meets with no personal abuse, or loss of property, from his religious opinions. (p. 184)
Poul Anderson
(1926–2001) American science fiction and fantasy writer
Patrick L. McGuire, Her Strong Enchantments Failing (p. 94)
Short fiction, The Book of Poul Anderson (1975)
Ichabod Spencer
(1798–1854) American minister
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 163.
Scott Clifton
(1984) American television actor, musician, internet personality.
Responding to an interviewer question "if you're such a devout atheist, why are your videos about Christianity? ...Why continuously think about something you've 'allegedly' overcome?" Answers 3 of 5, as Theoretical Bullshit, hosted on YouTube. (06 November 2007) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElQ8lY1KJZU
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(1888–1975) Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President and the second President of India
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Jerry Coyne
(1949) American biologist
" Do both science and faith produce truth? http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/do-both-science-and-faith-produce-truth/" August 11, 2012