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His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.
His religion at best is an anxious wish,--like that of Rabelais,
a great Perhaps.
Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion read more
Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. read more
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one read more
People differ in their discourse and profession about these
matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion
. . . "What religion?" . . . the Earl said, "Men of sense never
tell it."
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense that we respect his theory that his wife read more
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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.
