 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Wyatt: "Are you saying that the idea of sin is really an excuse for cruelty in many cases?"
Russell: "I think very largely. I mean, I think only cruel people could have invented hell. People with humane feelings would not have liked the thought that those who do things on earth which are condemned by the morality of their tribe will suffer eternally without any chance of amendment. I don't think decent people would have ever adopted that view."
Source: Bertrand Rusell Speaks His Mind, 1960, interview 05
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