"I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion." ― Baruch Spinoza Topic(s): Religion More From Baruch Spinoza "Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." "Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature." "Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd." More In Religion "Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people."― Ernest Renan "I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort."― Jewel Kilcher "No, the religion of Jesus is a social religion."― George Whitefield