What I believe in - Bertrand Russell

The British liberal philosopher defended freedom of expression regardless of the opinions expressed, and rationality in thinking, where he rejected believing in any issue that is not supported by evidence rationally. And due to his different opinions from the mainstream, he was dismissed from his job as being unsuitable for university teaching because of ideas that do not align with what politicians and religious figures want to instill in students' minds. He was also imprisoned because of his opposition to Britain entering World War I and his opposition to the British nuclear program. (But it was okay later, and the situation in Britain calmed down, and he returned to teaching, and life then was pink.) This book contains a collection of articles covering many topics, including freedom, religion, and rationality. It begins with a small book by Russell titled "What I Believe," which draws our attention to an important point when he says: "A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Love alone is insufficient to make life good, and likewise, knowledge alone cannot steer life to safety. Here, he does not mean moral knowledge but scientific knowledge and independent facts, and he provides many examples. For instance, if your son is ill, love makes you want to heal him, and science tells you how to do that. There is no middle stage represented by moral theory that explains that it is better for your child to recover; rather, your action stems from a desire to achieve the goal of recovery with knowledge of the means to that recovery. The next section is titled "Why I Am Not a Christian." This article is dedicated to discussing religions, atheism, and agnosticism. Russell believes that atheism, like faith, is an irrational stance and does not rely on evidence, so he prefers to be agnostic, although he is closer to atheism than faith. The third section discusses freedom of thought and propaganda (opinions that people believe without rational evidence), and the fourth section includes two satirical articles about kindness and genius as society saw them at that time. What I Believe - Bertrand Russell