Theology is now little more than a branch of human ignorance. Indeed, it is ignorance with wings.[2]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Theology is dismissed as ignorance disguised as something profound.
- In plain terms
- Theology is just ignorance pretending to be deep.
- What can you take from it?
- Theology lacks real knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is theology truly ignorant?
Another view
Many theologians would disagree.
More from Sam Harris
A close study of these books, and of history, demonstrates that there is no act of cruelty so appalling that it cannot be justified, or even mandated, by recou…
Permalink to quote #31 The Creator who purports to be beyond human judgment is consistently ruled by human passions-jealousy, wrath, suspicion, and the lust to dominate.[2]
Permalink to quote #33 The deity who stalked the deserts of the Middle East millennia ago-and who seems to have abandoned them to bloodshed in his name ever since-is no one to consul…
Permalink to quote #34
Related quotes
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
Denis DiderotDenis Diderot quote #4 What do I know about God and the purpose of life? I know that this world exists.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein quote #5 It's as I feared: a bunch of people who don't know very much complaining about the fact the world is the way it is.
Alan KotokAlan Kotok quote #5