Bertrand Russell Quote

It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of "sin" is illusory, and that the cruelty habitually practised in punishing it is unnecessary.


The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: A fresh look at empiricism, 1927-42 (G. Allen & Unwin, 1996), p. 283.


It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of sin is illusory, and...

It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of sin is illusory, and...

It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of sin is illusory, and...

It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of sin is illusory, and...