Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence.

During our religious instruction in school, we always asked: How can one prove the existence of God? And I have learned that the Catholic Church, which is never at a loss for an answer when it comes to existential questions, responds as follows: This question simply does not arise.

The idea of demonstrating that this unknown something [God] exists, could scarcely suggest itself to Reason. For if God does not exist it would of course be impossible to prove it, and if he does exist it would be folly to attempt it.

It is possible to reason out the existence of God to a limited extent.

The argument from improbability, properly deployed, comes close to proving that God does not exist.

If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. ...But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion.

The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesn’t. It’s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you can’t have your own facts.

God's existence needs to be established independently before he can be brought into account for causation; it cannot be assumed at the start.

Great God in Boots! – the ontological argument is sound!

What I can't understand is why you invoke improbability and yet you will not admit that you're shooting yourself in the foot by postulating something just as improbable, magicking into existence the word God.

The proofs of the existence of God are to such an extent fallen into discredit that they pass for something antiquated, belonging to days gone by.

I am, therefore there is a God.

It is true that you can't prove a negative. However, the existence of God is provable in the same way a building is positive proof that there was a builder.

The orthodox believers in God are divided into two camps, one of which maintains that the existence of God is as demonstrable as any mathematical proposition, while the other asserts that his existence is not demonstrable to the intellect.

Before we can know God and understand his great plan it is first necessary for us to believe that he exists and that he rewards all who diligently seek him.

If God exists, what objection can he have to saying so?

If there were no God, there would be no Atheists.

That God has managed to survive the inanities of the religions that do Him homage is truly a miraculous proof of His existence.

That's funny because if anyone actually did prove the existence of God we'd just tell him 'nice proof, Fraa Bly' and start believing in God.

Through Plato, Aristotle came to believe in God; but Plato never attempted to prove His reality. Aristotle had to do so. Plato contemplated Him; Aristotle produced arguments to demonstrate Him. Plato never defined Him; but Aristotle thought God through logically, and concluded with entire satisfaction to himself that He was the Unmoved Mover.

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

Some of our philosophizing divines have too much exalted the faculties of our souls, when they have maintained that by their force mankind has been able to find out God.

My faith runs so very much faster than my reason that I can challenge the whole world and say, 'God is, was and ever shall be'.

I strongly believe in the existence of God, based on intuition, observations, logic, and also scientific knowledge.

We cannot start with God and deduce the universe from his existence; we must start with the world as we know it, and deduce God from the world.