“I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.”
— Joyce Carol Oates
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The inner spaces that a good story
“The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion.”
— John Updike
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The search for religion is the starting
“The search for religion is the starting point of thought.”
— Xu Zhimo
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God did not intend religion to be
“God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.”
— Naguib Mahfouz
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As with the Christian religion, the worst
“As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.”
— George Orwell
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both
“Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.”
— Carl Sagan
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We are a nation that is unenlightened
“We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies.”
— Bill Maher
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Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More
“Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.”
— Tom T. Hall
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Religion is the sole technique for the
“Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.”
— Allen Tate
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More than this, even in those white
“More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.”
— Charles Eastman
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Religion is not a popular error; it
“Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people.”
— Ernest Renan
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