The Illusion of More Quotes

“But from such a lifeless void, God created the universe. And if He can speak and make something out of nothing, just imagine what He can make out each of us—if we listen.”
― Harris III, The Illusion of More: The Trick to Finding Faith in a World of Deception

“And no barrier of separation, save man’s own free will, now stands between the Creator and His creation.”
― Harris III, The Illusion of More: The Trick to Finding Faith in a World of Deception

“The plan was masterful and mortal. Humankind’s selfish act under a tree was forever repaired by His selfless act on a tree. It wasn’t magic; it was medicine.”
― Harris III, The Illusion of More: The Trick to Finding Faith in a World of Deception

“we have the power of spoken thought—words! It is a gift that can be used against us…or by us. It is a pearl that we can cast before swine or use to call upon the divine.”
― Harris III, The Illusion of More: The Trick to Finding Faith in a World of Deception

“Deception is indeed relative and its chains have many locks. But there is a key. Yet too few of us recognize that we have it.”
― Harris III, The Illusion of More: The Trick to Finding Faith in a World of Deception