I take it, therefore, to be a fact, that one's existence ends with death. I think it possible to show how this fact can be emotionally acceptable.
I do not believe in God. It seems to me that theists of all kinds have very largely failed to make their concept of a deity intelligible; and to the … - A.J. Ayer
I do not believe in God. It seems to me that theists of all kinds have very largely failed to make their concept of a deity intelligible; and to the …
- A.J. Ayer
The fact that people have religious experiences is interesting from the psychological point of view, but it does not in any way imply that there is s… - A.J. Ayer
The fact that people have religious experiences is interesting from the psychological point of view, but it does not in any way imply that there is s…
The only possible basis for a sound morality is mutual tolerance and respect: tolerance of one another’s customs and opinions; respect for one anothe… - A.J. Ayer
The only possible basis for a sound morality is mutual tolerance and respect: tolerance of one another’s customs and opinions; respect for one anothe…
The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to establish be… - A.J. Ayer
The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to establish be…
While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them. - A.J. Ayer
While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.
We say that a sentence is factually significant to any given person, if, and only if, he knows how to verify the proposition which it purports to exp… - A.J. Ayer
We say that a sentence is factually significant to any given person, if, and only if, he knows how to verify the proposition which it purports to exp…
I see philosophy as a fairly abstract activity, as concerned mainly with the analysis of criticism and concepts, and of course most usefully of scien… - A.J. Ayer
I see philosophy as a fairly abstract activity, as concerned mainly with the analysis of criticism and concepts, and of course most usefully of scien…
Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are? - A.J. Ayer
Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?
If the assertion that there is a god is nonsensical, then the atheist's assertion that there is no god is equally nonsensical, since it is only a sig… - A.J. Ayer
If the assertion that there is a god is nonsensical, then the atheist's assertion that there is no god is equally nonsensical, since it is only a sig…
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