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    So 'ere the storm of war broke out,
    Religion spawn'd a various rout
    Of petulant capricious sects,
    That maggots of corrupted texts,
    That first run all religion down,
    And after every swarm its own.

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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.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Religion Quotes,
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A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

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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.

by Sigmund Freud Found in: Religion Quotes,
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All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

by Edgar Allan Poe Found in: Religion Quotes,
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Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

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Religion is just mind control.

Religion is just mind control.

by George Carlin Found in: Religion Quotes,
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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?"

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By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Religion Quotes,
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The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva read more

The crooked end obedient spirits draws,
The pointed, those rebels who spurn at Christian laws.
[Lat., Curva trahit mites, pars pungit acuta rebelles.]

by Thomas Broughton Found in: Religion Quotes,
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