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Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.
Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but read more
...the ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs.
The fewer words the better prayer.
The fewer words the better prayer.
The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted read more
The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window.
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and read more
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.
In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.
In every pang that rends the heart the Man of Sorrows has a part.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to read more
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred read more
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
