“Tampoco podemos pasar por alto la probabilidad de que la inculcación constante de una creencia en Dios en la mente de los niños produzca un efecto tan fuerte, y quizás heredado, en sus cerebros no totalmente desarrollados, que les resulte tan difícil librarse de su creencia en Dios, como a un mono de su miedo y aversión instintivos a una serpiente.”
Sin fuentes
Citas similares
Original: «As a child, I had a number of strongs religious beliefs, but little faith in God. There is a distinction between in a set of propositions an a faith which eneables us to put our trust in them».
Fuente: Armstrong, Karen. A History of God. Editorial Random House, 2011. ISBN 9781446468661, p. 1.
“Del amor al desdén De la creencia al engaño De ladrón a mendigo Desde un Dios a Dios sálvame.”
Six degrees of inner turbulence
Original: «So great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief that, when duly read and meditated on, it is of all the books in the world that wich contributes most to make men good, wise and happy».
Fuente: Thayer, William Makepeace. The Poor Boy and Merchant Prince; Or, Elements of Success Drawn from the Life of A. Lawrence. A Book for Boys. Publicado en 1861. p. 314. https://books.google.es/books?id=QrJcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA314&dq=Of+all+the+books+in+the+world,+it+is+the+one+that+contributes+most+to+making+men+good,+wise+and+happy.+John+Quincy+Adams&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM_JOowOTfAhWv3OAKHYfTAbgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Of%20all%20the%20books%20in%20the%20world%2C%20it%20is%20the%20one%20that%20contributes%20most%20to%20making%20men%20good%2C%20wise%20and%20happy.%20John%20Quincy%20Adams&f=false
Fuente: Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son (Cartas de John Quincy Adams a su hijo), 1849, pág. 9.
