Existence of God

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God is dead: but as the human race is constituted, there will perhaps be caves for millenniums yet, in which people will show his shadow.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science

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Existence of God God Decline of religion Atheism Human nature

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

The Gay Science

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 108.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Joyous Science, translated by R. Kevin Hill. Penguin Classics, 2019, bk. 3, no. 108.

Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky.

John Lennon

Imagine

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Heaven Hell Existence of God

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John Lennon

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Imagine

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Lennon, John. "Imagine." Imagine. Apple Records, 1971.

"Where is God gone?" he called out. "I mean to tell you! We have killed him,—you and I! We are all his murderers!

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science

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Death of God Existence of God God Decline of religion

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

The Parable of the Madman The Gay Science

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Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 125.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Joyous Science, translated by R. Kevin Hill. Penguin Classics, 2019, bk. 3, no. 125.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Voltaire

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Existence of God God

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Voltaire

Source

Letter to the Author of The Three Imposters

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1768 1760s 18th century

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Voltaire. Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs [Letter to the author of The Three Impostors]. 10 Nov. 1770.

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

Ovid

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Existence of God God

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Ovid

Source

Ars Amatoria

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

2 0s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

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Ovid. "The Art of Love." The Love Poems, translated by A. D. Melville. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1.

God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Existence of God God Probability

Author

Blaise Pascal

Source

Pensées

Medium

Epigram

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1662 1660s 17th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 229.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 229.

But what will become of men then? I asked him, without God and immortal life?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Decline of religion Death of God Existence of God God

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source

The Brothers Karamazov

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Question

Language

Russian

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

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Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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God and man Nature of God Existence of God God

Author

Robert G. Ingersoll

Language

English

Time

1874 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Ingersoll, Robert Green. "The Gods." c. 1872. Lecture.

If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. I think that the worst you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.

Woody Allen

Love and Death

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Nature of God Existence of God God

Speaker

Boris Grushenko

Actor

Woody Allen

Source

Love and Death

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Love and Death. Directed by Woody Allen, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions, 1975.

Faith is a torment. It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call.

The Seventh Seal

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Faith Existence of God

Speaker

Antonius Block

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

I could not possibly exist with the nature I actually have, that is, one endowed with the idea of God, unless there really is a God; the very God, I mean, of whom I have an idea.

René Descartes

Meditations on First Philosophy

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God and man Existence of God God

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René Descartes

Source

Meditations on First Philosophy

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Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1641 1640s 17th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Descartes, René. Meditationes de Prima Philosophia, in qua Dei existentia et animæ immortalitas demonstratur [Meditations on First Philosophy, in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated]. Paris, 1641, third meditation.

Current Citation

Descarte, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy." Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett Publishing, 1999, third meditation.

Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

Ben Jonson

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Existence of God God and man God

Speaker

Sejanus

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Sejanus His Fall

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1603 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Jonson, Ben. Sejanus His Fall. King's Men, 1603, at court, London, England, UK, act 2.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Sejanus." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2.

I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.

William James

Pragmatism

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Existence of God

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William James

Source

Pragmatism

Genre

Philosophical speech

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

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James, William. "Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered." Nov. 1906, Lowell Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "Some Metaphysical Problems Pragmatically Considered." Pragmatism. Dover Publications, 2018.

Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.

Julian Huxley

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God of the gaps Science and religion Existence of God Nature of God God

Author

Julian Huxley

Source

Religion without Revelation

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Huxley, Julian. Religion without Revelation. New American Library, 1957, ch. 3. Originally published by Harper & Brothers, 1927, ch. 3.

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.

Georges Duhamel

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Problem of evil Existence of God God

Author

Georges Duhamel

Language

French

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Duhamel, Georges. Le Desert de Bievre [The Desert of Bièvres]. Mercure de France, 1937, ch. 2.

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

Peter De Vries

The Mackerel Plaza

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Omnipotence of God Existence of God God and man

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Peter De Vries

Source

The Mackerel Plaza

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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De Vries, Peter. The Mackerel Plaza. Little, Brown and Company, 1958, ch. 1.

In the end, belief and the lack of it amount to the same thing. If someone were to prove to me-right this minute-that God, in all his luminousness, exists, it wouldn't change a single aspect of my behavior.

Luis Bunuel

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Existence of God Beliefs

Author

Luis Bunuel

Source

My Last Sigh

Language

French

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Bunuel, Luis. Mon dernier soupir [My Last Sigh]. Alfred A. Knopf, 1983, ch. 15.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Psalm 14:1

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Existence of God Atheism

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Psalms The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 14:1).

I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that He was indifferent.

George Sand

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Existence of God Nature of God

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

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Sand, George. Impressions et Souvenirs [Impressions and Remembrances]. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1873, ch. 8.

Let us pray to God... The bastard! He doesn't exist!

Samuel Beckett

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Prayer Atheism Existence of God God

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Hamm

Author

Samuel Beckett

Source

Endgame

Medium

Play

Genre

Modernist literature

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Beckett, Samuel. Fin de partie. Directed by Roger Blin. Performed by Roger Blin, Jean Martin, Georges Adet, and Christine Tsingos. 3 Apr. 1957, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, UK.