A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
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G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
But twenty times I rather would be
An atheist clean,
Than under gospel colours hid be,
Just for a screen.

Religion is just mind control.

Religion is just mind control.

Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you read more

Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?"

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands read more

The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are read more

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are as yet no words to enable us to get there. Myth is nourished by silence as well as by words.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which read more

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.