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    Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.

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Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye
Forever doth accompany mankind,
Hath look'd on no religion read more

Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye
Forever doth accompany mankind,
Hath look'd on no religion scornfully
That men did ever find.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Religion Quotes,
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For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

For seventeen hundred years the Christian sect has done nothing but harm

by Voltaire Found in: Religion Quotes,
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The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

by Sir Richard F Burton Found in: Religion Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Religion Quotes,
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Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

by Karl Marx Found in: Religion Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Szasz Found in: Religion Quotes,
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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' read more

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

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Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of read more

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Religion Quotes,
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