religious people

“The interpretation of religion, as here advanced, implies a dependence of science on the religious attitude, a relation which, in our predominately materialistic age, is only too easily overlooked. While it is true that scientific results are entirely independent from religious or moral considerations, those individuals to whom we owe the great creative achievements of science were all of them imbued with the truly religious conviction that this universe of ours is something perfect and susceptible to the rational striving for knowledge. If this conviction had not been a strongly emotional one and if those searching for knowledge had not been inspired by Spinoza’s Amor Dei Intellectualis [the intellectual love for god], they would hardly have been capable of that untiring devotion which alone enables man to attain his greatest achievements…Only one who has devoted his life to similar ends can have a vivid realization of what has inspired these men and given them strength to remain true to their purpose in spit of countless failures. It is cosmic religious feeling that gives man such strength. A contemporary has said, not unjustly, that in this materialistic age of ours the serious workers are the only profoundly religious people”

Einstein

“Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles. Then I will them PLAINLY, I never KNEW you, away from me..”

Jesus



the most religious people I know
hate god
and
especially godly men

what are you thinking about

nothing, they say, thinking all the time
about Nature
and human Nature
and maybe about how they hate god

but they’re thinking
like the church man is prayin
except
they pray with their eyes open
and their mouth’s shut

staring at walls and tree bark
and spun bicycle tires

thinking about bugs or stars or words or numbers

all live long day

not sure of what they know

the religion of a child
is rebellion and brave

youth’s withdrawal from itself

and

the religion of man
is conformity and cowardice

man embracing man

religion of a child
is the beginning of thought

and

the religion of man
is the end of it

the religion of a child
will bring the stars to man

and

the religion of man
will dismiss them,

the religion of a child
will shake the world

and

the religion of man
will make more it firm



the knowers say
god can do everything
except change

and they go on thinking the
same things
sayin the same damn things

not changing

not loving god enough
to hate ‘em

The most religious people
I know

hate god like
an ex
they love more
than life herself

like saying
fuck you god
like god did
on the cross