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and regards as impious those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it—the life of that man is one long sin against mankind."
…“But," says one, "I am a busy man
and regards as impious those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it—the life of that man is one long sin against mankind."
…“But," says one, "I am a busy man
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I have no time for the long course of study which would be necessary to make me in any degree a competent judge of certain questions, or even able to understand the nature of the arguments."
Then he should have no time to believe.
William K. Clifford
— The Ethics of Belief (1876)
If you find this quote intriguing, the full essay, “The Ethics of Belief,” can be found here.