{"quotes":[{"text":"You can't have it both ways. Either you believe in my god or you go to hell.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["afterlife","agnostic","agnostic-atheism","agnostic-prayer","agnostic","agnostic","agnosticism","agnostics","atheism","atheism-defined","atheism","atheist","atheist-argument","atheist-arguments","atheist-claims","atheist-club","atheist-philosophers","atheist","atheistic","atheistic-philosophy","atheistic-religion","atheists","bangambiki","belief","belief-in-god","belief","belief-system","beliefs","believer","believing","debate","despair-and-attitude","despair-hope","despair","despairing","doubt","doubters","doubtful","doubtful-thoughts","doubtfulness","doubting","doubting-mind","doubts","doubts","ethics","existence","existentialism","faith","faith-in-god","faith-in-yourself","faith","faith-reason","faith-vs-reason","faithful","faithfulness","false-god","false-gods","fear-of-god","god","goddess","gods","habyarimana-bangambiki","heaven","heaven-and-hell","heaven-on-earth","heaven","heavenly","heavenly-father","heavenly-rewards","heavens","hell","hell","honesty","honesty-friendship-truth","honesty-from-within","honesty-integrity","honesty-integrity-relationship","honesty-integrity-words","honesty","hope","hope-and-despair","hope-for-each-day","hope","hopeful","hopeful-and-encouraging","hopeful","hopeless","hopelessness","hopes","hoping","integrity","integrity-of-a-salesman","integrity","life","lose-hope","materialism","meaning-of-life","morality","naturalism","paradise","paradise","paradises","religion","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-spirituality","religion-vs-science","religious","religious-faith","respect","secular-ethics","self-respect","sincerity","spirituality","spirituality","spirituality-vs-religion","supernaturalism","the-great-pearl-of-wisdom","there-is-no-god","unbelief","unbelieve","unbeliever","unbelievers"],"id":1477,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"Everyone you meet is an aspect of the gods and has a lesson to teach you.","author":"Thomm Quackenbush","tags":["gods","lesson","people","teach"],"id":1781,"author_id":"Thomm+Quackenbush"},{"text":"Not all angels come from above. Some are beside you or around you even as we speak. Then why can't we see them? Because we are too busy searching for them elsewhere. We won't find them unless we stop looking for them amongst the demons or in our prayers offered to the Gods. Open your eyes, perceive your vicinity and analyse people - only then will you find the true angels.","author":"Adhish Mazumder","tags":["blessings","brotherhood-of-man","demons","gods","humanity","humanity","inspirational","inspiring","kind-hearts","kindness","life","love","motivation","motivational","offering","people","prayer","warmth"],"id":2948,"author_id":"Adhish+Mazumder"},{"text":"Once upon a time, there was a man as great as the gods…But even the great can tremble with fear.Even the great can fall.","author":"Mary E. Pearson","tags":["death","fall","falling","fate","fear","god","gods","great-as-the-god","kiss","life","man","once-upon-a-time","romance","tremble"],"id":3542,"author_id":"Mary+E.+Pearson"},{"text":"Natural polytheism embraces the science of ecology as a basic metaphor for theological inquiry. In other words, natural polytheism seeks to understand our relationship with the gods as an aspect of interrelated systems of being, consciousness and meaning. Its focus is, first and foremost, on the wildernesses that defy our carefully mapped boundary lines, that penetrate even the most civilized cultural centers and underlie our most cherished notions of what it means to be human.' - Alison Leigh Lilly, 'Natural Theology: Polytheism Beyond the Pale.","author":"John Halstead","tags":["gods","naturalism","paganism","polytheism"],"id":9806,"author_id":"John+Halstead"},{"text":"In the end, it all comes down to the Blood...","author":"Nathan Walsh","tags":["alien","angels","blood","bloodlines","demons","dimensions","earth","fiction-novel","galaxy","gods","horror","love","mortals","mystery","revenge","science-fiction","stars","universe","vampire","war"],"id":11501,"author_id":"Nathan+Walsh"},{"text":"No one knows what god thinks of anything. He only knows and no one can claim to penetrate into his mysteries. Those who do that are liars and must be avoided at all costs.","author":"Bangambiki Habyarimana","tags":["afterlife","agnostic","agnostic-atheism","agnostic-prayer","agnostic","agnostic","agnosticism","agnostics","atheism","atheism-defined","atheism","atheist","atheist-argument","atheist-arguments","atheist-claims","atheist-club","atheist-philosophers","atheist","atheistic","atheistic-philosophy","atheistic-religion","atheists","bangambiki","belief","belief-in-god","belief","belief-system","beliefs","believer","believing","debate","despair-and-attitude","despair-hope","despair","despairing","doubt","doubters","doubtful","doubtful-thoughts","doubtfulness","doubting","doubting-mind","doubts","doubts","ethics","existence","existentialism","faith","faith-in-god","faith-in-yourself","faith","faith-reason","faith-vs-reason","faithful","faithfulness","false-god","false-gods","fear-of-god","god","god-s-mysteries","god-s-secrets","goddess","gods","habyarimana-bangambiki","heaven","heaven-and-hell","heaven-on-earth","heaven","heavenly","heavenly-father","heavenly-rewards","heavens","honesty","honesty-friendship-truth","honesty-from-within","honesty-integrity","honesty-integrity-relationship","honesty-integrity-words","honesty","hope","hope-and-despair","hope-for-each-day","hope","hopeful","hopeful-and-encouraging","hopeful","hopeless","hopelessness","hopes","hoping","integrity","integrity-of-a-salesman","integrity","liars","liars","lie","life","lose-hope","materialism","meaning-of-life","morality","naturalism","paradise","paradise","paradises","religion","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-spirituality","religion-vs-science","religious","religious-faith","respect","secular-ethics","self-respect","sincerity","spirituality","spirituality","spirituality-vs-religion","supernaturalism","the-great-pearl-of-wisdom","theologian","theologians","theologians","theology","theology-of-religions","theology","there-is-no-god","unbelief","unbelieve","unbeliever","unbelievers"],"id":11507,"author_id":"Bangambiki+Habyarimana"},{"text":"I wonder how Admat can be everywhere. Is he in my sandal? Or is he my sandal itself? Why would a god bother to be a sandal? Does he wear shoes or sandals himself, invisible ones?","author":"Gail Carson Levine","tags":["gods","humor","sandals"],"id":11955,"author_id":"Gail+Carson+Levine"},{"text":"The gods,' he said. 'Imprisoned in a thought. And perhaps they were never more than a dream.","author":"Terry Pratchett","tags":["gods","thought-dream"],"id":12112,"author_id":"Terry+Pratchett"},{"text":"I am that I ama Goddess, a Godentitled to the deepest and most beautiful sensationsoffered by Heaven and EarthIn love I trustIn Wisdom I am revealed.","author":"Ramon Ravenswood","tags":["beauty","cosmic","divine-love","goddess","gods","heaven-and-earth","love","metaphysics","mind-body-spirit","poem","poetry","sacred-wisdom","soul","spirituality","wisdom"],"id":12805,"author_id":"Ramon+Ravenswood"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":614,"pages":62,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}