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.

Religion is just mind control.

Religion is just mind control.

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

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

G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
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G-- knows I'm no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be,
But twenty times I rather would be
An atheist clean,
Than under gospel colours hid be,
Just for a screen.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

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.

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.

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.

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.