I am obliged to believe certain opinions myself. No man's belief will save me except my own. Anthony Collins More Quotes by Anthony Collins More Quotes From Anthony Collins Apologys for self-evident Truths can never have any effect on those who have so little Sense as to deny them. They are the Foundation of all Reasoning, and the only just Bottom on which Men can proceed in convincing one another of the Truth: and by consequence whoever is capable of denying them, is not in a condition to be informed. Anthony Collins atheism self men Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood. Anthony Collins willing judging evil We have a right to know or may lawfully know any truth. And a right to know any truth whatsoever implies a right to think freely. Anthony Collins atheism may thinking Believe it, my good friend, to love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in the world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues; and if I mistake not, you have as much of it as I ever met with in anybody. Anthony Collins good-friend mistake believe By freethinking I mean the use of the understanding in endeavoring to find out the meaning of any proposition whatsoever, in considering the nature of the evidence for or against, and in judging of it according to the seeming force or weakness of the evidence. Anthony Collins understanding judging mean It is not enough to render things equal to the will, that they are equal or alike in themselves. Anthony Collins equal enough They're so much like humans. There are so many similarities in what they do, the relationships they have to each other, just all kinds of ways, there are subtle communications between them. Anthony Collins world They have reassurance and forgiveness of things which go wrong. Anthony Collins world
