Quote by R. J. Hollingdale

I admit that the generation which produced Stalin, Auschwitz and Hiroshima will take some beating; but the radical and universal consciousness of the death of God is still ahead of us; perhaps we shall have to colonize the stars before it is finally borne in upon us that God is not out there.

I admit that the generation which produced Stalin, Auschwitz

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This quote suggests that even though the atrocities committed by Stalin, Auschwitz, and Hiroshima were significant, the realization of the death of God is an even more profound and transformative concept. The quote proposes that humanity may have to explore and expand into the vast reaches of space before fully comprehending that God does not exist externally, but rather lies within our own consciousness. It implies that the understanding of a Godless universe is an imminent and important existential revelation that awaits humanity.

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By R. J. Hollingdale

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