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Dinesh D'Souza Quotes

Dinesh D'Souza quotes about people

Indian Author April 25, 1961

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I now want to examine a second major feature of Western civilization that derives from Christianity. This is what philosopher Charles Taylor calls the 'affirmation of ordinary life.' It is the simple idea that ordinary people are fallible, and yet these fallible people matter. In this view, society should organize itself in order to meet their everyday concerns, which are elevated into a kind of spiritual framework. The nuclear family, the idea of limited government, the Western concept... Dinesh D'Souza
Not only is religion thriving, but it is thriving because it helps people to adapt and survive in the world. In his book Darwin's Cathedral, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson argues that religion provides something that secular society doesn't: a vision of transcendent purpose. Consequently, religious people have a zest for life that is, in a sense, unnatural. They exhibit a hopefulness about the future that may exceed what is warranted by how the world is going. And they forge... Dinesh D'Souza
Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency. Dinesh D'Souza
Blacks' problems lie not in the heads of white people but rather in the wasted and incompletely fulfilled lives of too many black people. Dinesh D'Souza
For many people, the reluctance to embrace Christianity is as practical as it is intellectual. They want to know what the benefits of Christianity are, or what's in it for them. Dinesh D'Souza

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