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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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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

by Mark Twain Found in: Religion Quotes,
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A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion.

A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Religion Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Religion Quotes,
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But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a
refinement on the principle of resistance, it is read more

But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a
refinement on the principle of resistance, it is the dissidence
of dissent, and the protestantism of the Protestant religion.

by Edmund Burke 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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There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.

There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Religion Quotes,
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The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of read more

The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience
to the will of the Sovereign of the world, in a confidence in His
declarations, and in imitation of His perfections.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Religion Quotes,
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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.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Religion Quotes,
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There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and
true religion.

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and
true religion.

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