There is a strong reason for cultivating thoughts that cannot be proved. It is that they are useful.

Man can face intense hardships when convinced that they make sense; But he is crushed, when on top of all his misfortunes he has to admit he is taking part in a "tale told by an idiot."

The role of religious symbols is to give meaning to one's life. This belief endows life with a perspective that goes far beyond one's limited existence.

Their plight is infinitely more satisfactory than that of a man who knows that he is and will remain nothing more than an underdog with no inner meaning to his life.