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For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
The Church says that the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the read more
The Church says that the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the read more
No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.
An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith.
The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith.
Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in read more
Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope.
