8 Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes on Faith

Ludwig Wittgenstein quotes on faith

4. Certainly it is correct to say: Conscience is the voice of God. (p. 75)

5. What do I know about God and the purpose of life? I know that this world exists.

8. To believe in God means to see that the facts of the world are not the end of the matter. To believe in God means to see that life has a meaning.

77. Kierkegaard writes: If Christianity were so easy and cozy, why should God in his Scriptures have set Heaven and Earth in motion and threatened eternal punishments? - Question: But then in that case why is this Scriptures so unclear? (p. 31e)

85. Wisdom is passionless. But faith by contrast is what Kierkegaard calls a passion. (p. 53e)

86. [From Kierkegaard]: 'I never believed in God before.' - that I understand. But not: 'I never really believed in Him before.' (p. 53e)

95. A religious symbol does not rest on any opinion. And error belongs only with opinion. One would like to say: This is what took place here; laugh, if you can. (p. 123)

110. For a truly religious man nothing is tragic.