„To believe in a God means to understand the question about the meaning of life.To believe in a God means to see that the facts of the world are not the end of the matter.To believe in God means to see that life has a meaning.“

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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„The meaning of life, i.e. the meaning of the world, we can call God.“
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
„Do you believe in God, Andrei? No. Neither do I. But that's a favorite question of mine. An upside-down question, you know. What do you mean? Well, if I asked people whether they believed in life, they'd never understand what I meant. It's a bad question. It can mean so much that it really means nothing. So I ask them if they believe in God. And if they say they do—then, I know they don't believe in life. Why? Because, you see, God—whatever anyone chooses to call God—is one's highest conception of the highest possible. And whoever places his highest conception above his own possibility thinks very little of himself and his life. It's a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own. To imagine a heaven and then not to dream of it, but to demand it.“
— Ayn Rand
„Building a temple didn't mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture.“
— Terry Pratchett
„I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.“
— James Baldwin
„Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.“
— Henry Miller