A Final Thought For 2023

 "On either side of faith lie certainty and doubt.  Of the two, certainty is the greater enemy of faith." 

Reality vs Possibility

"It is not so much that we accept reality as that we accept a limiting perception of things that then becomes our reality. Would it not be better to see reality as possibility, not something to accept but to explore, a perception not of constraints but of opportunity?"

The True History...

 "The true history of any era is of what human ingenuity accomplished while some would-be conqueror was distracting historians."

The Eyes of Faith

 "No matter how devoted you are to cold, hard fact, you should always allow yourself enough religious faith to recognize your blessings."

The Artist Within

 It is said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, which is to say that the satisfactions of life lie in our own perception.  The happiness we pursue is ours to define.  The rainbow we seek is ours to color in.

Stray Thoughts

 "Ah, the quest for fame -- the idea that you can find happiness by increasing the number of strangers who know who you are."

"I think the  attraction, for many people, of religion over science is that religion has done the better job of sticking to its story."

"I believe this -- that you can have knowledge enough to be called wise but lack the necessary doubt."

Just Sayin'

 "You might sometimes convince me by arguing from greater experience, but you will seldom convince me by arguing from greater revelation."