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Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and read more
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform read more
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little, by way of example
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout?
[Fr., Tant de fiel entre-t-il dans l'ame des devots?]
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and read more
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.
I realized that ritual will always mean throwing away something;
Destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of read more
I realized that ritual will always mean throwing away something;
Destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods.
No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
No mere man since the Fall, is able in this life perfectly to
keep the Commandments.
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their read more
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.
