belief in god, n.Definitions

Belief in god is to yearn for His existence, and furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist.

Belief in god is simply to surrender to ignorance and call it God.

Belief in god is to firmly believing in something one has not actually seen . . . like our feet.

Belief in god is a convenience — and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.

Belief in god is a good delusion — If we err in our belief that the souls of men are immortal, we err gladly, and would not wish to lose so delightful an error.

Belief in god is, for the Englishman, a proposition whereby, while some people say there is a God and others say there is no God, for him the truth lies somewhere in between.

A Belief in god is not necessary. Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Belief in god is, when absent of love, fear, passion, anguish, doubt or despair, not in fact belief in him, but belief in those who have taught them that God exist. They believe only in the God-idea.