John McTaggart Quotes on God
John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart was a British metaphysician and the leading defender of absolute idealism in early-twentieth-century Cambridge philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to John McTaggart on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Religion has always, I think, implied a belief in some fundamental harmony, some sort of reconciliation between the claims of our own nature and the facts of the universe.”
Some Dogmas of Religion (1906), p. 9. -
“Some Dogmas of Religion (1906), p. 9.”
Religion has always, I think, implied a belief in some fundamental harmony, some sort of reconciliation between the claims of our own nature and the facts of the universe. -
“On the determinist hypothesis an omnipotent God could have prevented all sin by creating us with better natures and in more favourable surroundings. … Hence we should not be responsible for our sins to God.”
Some Dogmas of Religion (1906), p. 165. -
“Some Dogmas of Religion (1906), p. 165.”
On the determinist hypothesis an omnipotent God could have prevented all sin by creating us with better natures and in more favourable surroundings. … Hence we should not be responsible for our sins to God.