God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Faith as the state of being ultimately concerned implies love, namely, the desire and urge toward the reunion of the seperated.

God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him.

Existential anxiety of doubt drives the person toward the creation of certitude of systems of meaning, which are supported by tradition and authority. Neurotic anxiety builds a narrow castle of certitude which can be defended with the utmost certainty.

Grace strikes us when we are in great pain ....Sometimes at that moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it is as though a voice were saying, 'You are accepted.'

Why does philosophy use concepts and why does faith use symbols if both try to express the same ultimate? The answer, of course, is that the relation to the ultimate is not the same in each case. The philosophical relation is in principle a detached description of the basic structure in which the ultimate manifests itself. The relation of faith is in principle an involved expression of concern about the meaning of the ultimate for the faithful.