Herbert Spencer Quotes

Practical atheism, seeing no guidance for human affairs but its own limited foresight, endeavors itself to play the god, and decide what will be good for mankind and what bad.

Herbert Spencer

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• Atheism
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• Guidance
• Endeavor
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• Theism tells men that they are the slaves of a God. Atheism assures men that they are the investigators and users of nature.

  

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• How often have we ourselves said or have heard others exclaim in times of crisis or trouble, 'I just don't know where to turn'? If we will just use it, there is a gift available to all of us-the gift of looking to God for direction. Here is an avenue of strength, comfort, and guidance.

  

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• Practical atheism, seeing no guidance for human affairs but its own limited foresight, endeavors itself to play the god, and decide what will be good for mankind and what bad.

  

  Herbert Spencer
  • Humans
  • Mankind
  • Atheism