Quotes from Religion in the Making
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novapsycheReligion in the Making, Alfred North Whitehead
"The word dogma originally means an 'opinion,' and thence more especially a 'philosophical opinion.'" (p. 124)
"In the framing of dogmas, it is only possible to use ideas which have received a distinct, well-recognized signification. Also, no idea is determinate in a vacuum: It has its being as one of a system of ideas. A dogma is the expression of fact as it appears within a certain sphere of thought. You cannot convey a dogma by merely translating the words; you must also understand the system of thought to which it is relevant." (p. 125)
"Idolatry is the necessary product of static dogmas." (p. 142)
"To be an actual thing is to be limited." (p. 144.)
"The word dogma originally means an 'opinion,' and thence more especially a 'philosophical opinion.'" (p. 124)
"In the framing of dogmas, it is only possible to use ideas which have received a distinct, well-recognized signification. Also, no idea is determinate in a vacuum: It has its being as one of a system of ideas. A dogma is the expression of fact as it appears within a certain sphere of thought. You cannot convey a dogma by merely translating the words; you must also understand the system of thought to which it is relevant." (p. 125)
"Idolatry is the necessary product of static dogmas." (p. 142)
"To be an actual thing is to be limited." (p. 144.)