He remarks that atheists and agnostics have come to him, men and women who liked to insist they were different, and he knew they believed in the depths of their souls.
Date (happened)
before 1962
unresolved
- before 1962
Persons
Told / reported
- 1962
- 1962
Sources
Source
- Unless I Go Away ¶11 (I’ve had atheists, I’ve had agnostics, all kinds of wonderful men and women, and they love to make you feel that they are so different)
Attested in 1 lecture
| Date | Lecture or book | Telling | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 [circa/certain/final] | Unless I Go Away | And Abraham believed, but if Abraham believed, I was in his loins — that’s collective humanity; therefore I believe, you believe, even though at the moment you may disbelieve — in the beginning you believed, “and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” So even though you go through all the disbelief of the world, and you were accused of being an agnostic or even an atheist, I still know, in the beginning, because you were in the one being who believed, you believe. You are the offspring of Abraham. I don’t care what name they will call me — I’ve had atheists, I’ve had agnostics, all kinds… | 555884 |