Karlheinz Deschner Quotes

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Karlheinz Deschner
"I would rather err with the majority than in my own way." So thought St Augustine. I am of the reverse opinion.

Karlheinz Deschner
Many things between Heaven and Earth fill me with wonder; but of all of these, the least wondrous to me are the wonders of Religion.

Karlheinz Deschner
Democracy is the art of cheerfully pulling the wool over the eyes of the people, and doing so in their name.

Karlheinz Deschner
The greater the damage to the roof, the clearer the sight of the stars.

Karlheinz Deschner
Thoughts convince thinkers; for this reason, thoughts convince seldom.

Karlheinz Deschner
Theologian — the only kind of scholar who has no knowledge whatsoever of his supposed object of study.

Karlheinz Deschner
At first your religious beliefs are those which were foisted upon you; gradually your religious beliefs become those you deserve.

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My skepticism warns me of the danger of becoming a fanatic, a danger which no faith has yet averted.

Karlheinz Deschner
Whoever writes on world history, but not as a forensic history, becomes thereby an accomplice.

Karlheinz Deschner
Enlightenment is terror; when you light up the world, you make its filth clearer.

Karlheinz Deschner
The most irresistible compulsion for me is that of doubt. I have doubts about all, including my own doubtfulness. I believe little, and that not fully. Skepticism is for me not a "fine art" but an integral part of my existence.

Karlheinz Deschner
I can live with the Mysteries; it is the Explanations I cannot bear.

Karlheinz Deschner
Empty heads make the best drums. And the emptier the head, the fuller the sound.

Karlheinz Deschner