7 Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes on Religion

Ludwig Wittgenstein quotes on religion

6. The meaning of life, i.e. the meaning of the world, we can call God.

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)

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)

97. The ceremonial (hot or cold) as opposed to the haphazard (lukewarm) characterizes piety. (p. 127)

110. For a truly religious man nothing is tragic.

124. Not every religion has to have St. Augustine's attitude to sex. Why even in our culture marriages are celebrated in a church, everyone present knows what is going to happen that night, but that doesn't prevent it being a religious ceremony.