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Wittgenstein on faith and superstition

Posted on May 17th, 2005, in the small hours

Here's a quote from Culture and Value that ties in very interestingly with the excellent Internet Monk essay on Christian superstition.

Religious faith and superstition are quite different. One of them results from fear and is a false science. The other is trusting.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value

(For those of you getting sick of Wittgenstein quotes, hang in there, I'll be finishing Culture and Value soon.)

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