The Refusal To Belong To Any School

Life Ceases To Be So Oppressive: We Are Free To Give Our Own Lives Meaning And Purpose, Free To Redeem Our Suffering By Making Something Of It.

It Does Not Follow That The Meaning Must Be Given From Above; That Life And Suffering Must Come Neatly Labeled; That Nothing Is Worth While If The World Is Not Governed By A Purpose.

When Hegel Later Became A Man Of Influence' He Insisted That The Jews Should Be Granted Equal Rights Because Civic Rights Belong To Man Because He Is A Man And Not On Account Of His Ethnic Origins Or His Religion.

To An Even Moderately Sophisticated And Well-read Person It Should Come As No Surprise That Any Religion At All Has Its Hidden As Well As Its Obvious Beauties And Is Capable Of Profound And Impressive Interpretations. What Is Deeply Objectionable About Most Of These Interpretations Is That They Allow The Believer To Say Yes While Evading Any No.

Those Who Believe In God Because Their Experience Of Life And The Facts Of Nature Prove His Existence Must Have Led Sheltered Lives And Closed Their Hearts To The Voice Of Their Brothers' Blood.