Quote#God & Faith
To believe in a God means to understand the question about the…
Quote byLudwig Wittgenstein · 1889–1951
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Notebooks 1914-1916, Journal entry (8 July 1916), p. 74e.
English (original)
To believe in a God means to understand the question about the meaning of life. To believe in a God means to see that the facts of the world are not the end of the matter. To believe in God means to see that life has a meaning.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
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