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To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism wo
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"To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny"

- Joseph Addison

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This quote by Joseph Addison recommends that it takes more faith to be an atheist than to believe in the great facts that atheism denies. He indicates that it takes a higher measure of faith to reject the existence of a greater power than to accept it. Addison is recommending that it is easier to accept the idea of a higher power than to reject it. He is likewise suggesting that it takes a greater quantity of faith to reject the presence of a greater power than to accept it. This quote is a pointer that faith is a vital part of life, which it is essential to believe something, even if it is not necessarily a higher power. It is also a tip that it takes a higher measure of faith to reject something than to accept it.

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Joseph Addison This quote is written / told by Joseph Addison between May 1, 1672 and June 17, 1719. He was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 65 other quotes.

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