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"The thing that cowardice fears most is decision." - Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher, theologian and cultural critic Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was
born in Copenhagen in 1813. He was a strong critic of the Church of Denmark and
Hegelianism. Hegelianism is the school of thought based on the philosophy of
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) which can be summed up as "the
rational alone is real"; whereas Kierkegaard posited what has become known as
the "leap of faith" – arguing that faith is not a decision based on evidence
alone. However, Kierkegaard did not believe in blind faith, instead he argued
that faith was intrinsically linked with doubt. His argument goes
something like this – to truly have faith in God, one would also have to doubt
one's beliefs about God – as doubt is the rational thought process, without
which the faith would have no real substance. To quote Kierkegaard, "doubt
is conquered by faith, just as it is faith which has brought doubt into the
world."
Some argue that Kierkegaard is both the father of existentialism and of
modern psychology. He wrote voluminously during his short lifetime, dying at the
age of 42
More quotes from Kierkegaard
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule
begins
Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you
are
It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards
Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all
Once you label me you negate me
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts
Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has
sown
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