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God Explained In A Taxi Ride

God Explained In A Taxi Ride

by Paul Arden

PhilosophyPublished: 2007Read: April 2026

A 15 minute read, so it's worth the time but it doesn't really convey much. It feels like cheap philosophy for someone who has never read anything philosophical, or has a shallow understanding of religions and the structure around them. The story of the Eskimo is the highlight for me. If one would go to heaven because they were unaware of God, then why ever educate them on religion? Only so that the individual can feel more validated by having more people with the same belief? Or because you have a needy God that requires worship?

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Highlights

p.12

It's the unknown that makes life so rich.

p.30

The bible is a great read, but has become distorted. It is the Church's Bible, not God's.

p.32

Jesus had disciples, like any super star, to manage his tours.

p.42

Are you brave enough not to believe in God?

p.50

Hindus don't eat cows. Anglicans eat beef on Sundays. One man's sit is another man's roast dinner.

p.54

The Eskimo asked the missionary, "Will I go to heaven or hell?" The missionary said, "To heave." "Would I go to hell if I didn't know anything about it?" asked the Eskimo. "No," the missionary said. The Eskimo said, "Why did you tell me about it then?" Think about it

p.59

We fight our neighbours because we don't understand them, not because we disagree with them.

p.60

Our refusal to understand the beliefs of others is why we continue to have religious wars to this day.

p.62

Why does your god need you to defend him? It must be because you think you're more powerful than your god. If you think your god is weaker than you, then that's not much of a faith. Do it not follow, then, that people who fight wars over religion don't have much faith?

p.74

People join cults because they are endlessly searching for solutions to life's problems, and the old religions seem out of touch.

p.86

(On Atheism) Isn't the firm belief in the non-existence of God a religion in itself?