What G. K. Chesterton thinks about religion
English writer and Christian apologist (1874 to 1936); author of Orthodoxy.
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3 dated positions, c. 1905 to c. 1908, in their own words. Our reading of what G. K. Chesterton has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThere is a thought that stops thought. That is the only thought that ought to be stopped. That is the ultimate evil against which all religious authority was aimed.
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Their wordsOf all conceivable forms of enlightenment the worst is what these people call the Inner Light. Of all horrible religions the most horrible is the worship of the god within.
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Their wordsTruths turn into dogmas the instant that they are disputed. Thus every man who utters a doubt defines a religion.