Peter de Vries

Peter De Vries (February 27, 1910 – September 28, 1993) was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever".

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    It is the final proof of God’s omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
    Peter De Vries (b. 1910)

    Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic.
    —Sir Peter Frederick Strawson (b. 1919)

    Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
    —Peter De Vries (b. 1910)