it would be necessary to invent him.
A famous quote by Voltaire . Its meaning is still debated today. The way I (like to) see it, it is a sentence said in irony. Voltaire is saying, "Let us accept that God exists. But what if he didn't? Well, we would have to invent him, because he is necessary for the individual / society , for whatever reasons. So then, if he DIDN'T exist, we would actually be living exactly the same way, believing in a God that is not there." With this irony, Voltaire is trying to show that God does not exist. Perhaps Voltaire is saying that it does not matter whether God exists or not.
Thank god that's over!
The Sure Thing - John CusackThe quote came at the end of the movie when Cusack's essay was being read aloud by his professor:"Thoughts raced through his mind. Did she really want him? What had he done to deserve this bounty? Does God exist? Who invented liquid soap and why?"
FOR STARTERS GOD MAY NOT EVAN EXIST AND IF HE DOES EXIST IM SURE THAT HE AND THE ANGELS AND DEVILS ONLY KNOW SO THAT IT CAN COME TO A SURPRISE
Jesus Christ is god and you were born to worship him for he is God. You might say that there is no GOD but in the end, you will confess with your mouth and your heart that Jesus is GOD for what is written in the BIBLE WILL COME TURE
God is a verb.
Voltaire, as a freemasonic enlightenment thinker, did not believe God had revealed himself in any one text, but in all. He believed in "God" generically, not personally, as someone who had revealed himself in a unified personal manor.
A:As a Deist, Voltaire had no need for prayer, so we can be sure he never literally said this prayer. Here, Voltaire was using irony, by saying that if the Christian God ever did anything for him, it was to make his enemies seem ridiculous.
Voltaire famously critiqued organized religion, including Christianity, but he did not explicitly state that Christianity would cease and so would God in those exact terms. He often expressed skepticism about religious dogma and the influence of the Church, suggesting that reason and enlightenment would eventually prevail. His writings advocate for religious tolerance and the separation of church and state rather than a definitive prediction about the end of Christianity or God.
If a father (God) doesn't exist, then no son can exist.
"Don't worry, my mother would say. If the devil is real, then God must be real too."
One quote that encapsulates the belief in a higher power is "In God we trust."