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What are your favorite quotes regarding religion? Which ones represent your opinions?
Here are a few that I like. I found them posted on another message board. They may be biased, but what isn't? post your quotes too, no matter what your views are.
"Children don't spontaneously pray, speak in tongues or read Scriptures; they have to learn these behaviors. Religions require invasive social construction for their perpetuation, for they are always one generation away from extinction." Advanced Atheist
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
-- Stephen Roberts, quoted from Rob Fenton, in a letter to Cliff Walker (September 29, 2000) [Thanks CA for correcting me]
"Religion is comparable to a child hood neurosis"-- Sigmund Freud
"I do not believe in the god of theology who rewards good and punishes evil"-- Albert Einstein
"The world would be astonished to learn how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those most distinguished, even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete skeptics in religion"-- John stuart Mill
"As far as religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake... religion is all bunk"-- Thomas Edison
Refering to Christians' opinions:"We look at the ancient Greeks with their gods on a mountain top throwing lightning bolts and say, 'Those ancient Greeks. They were so silly. So primitive and naive. Not like our religions. We have burning bushes talking to people and guys walking on water. We're ...sophisticated.'" - Paul Provenza
"I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition and that there is no evidence for the existence of any god(s). Further, devils, demons, angels and saints are myths; there is no life after death, no heaven or hell; the Pope is a dangerous, bigoted, medieval dinosaur, and the Holy Ghost is a comic-book character worthy of laughter and derision. I accuse the Christian god of murder by allowing the Holocaust to take place--not to mention the 'ethnic cleansing' presently being performed by Christians in our world -- and I condemn and vilify this mythical deity for encouraging racial prejudice and commanding the degradation of women." - James Randi
"I think I'm probably an atheist, but rather angry with God for not existing." - Terry Pratchett
There was one by Woody Allen somewhere, but I can't find it...
Here are a few that I like. I found them posted on another message board. They may be biased, but what isn't? post your quotes too, no matter what your views are.
"Children don't spontaneously pray, speak in tongues or read Scriptures; they have to learn these behaviors. Religions require invasive social construction for their perpetuation, for they are always one generation away from extinction." Advanced Atheist
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
-- Stephen Roberts, quoted from Rob Fenton, in a letter to Cliff Walker (September 29, 2000) [Thanks CA for correcting me]
"Religion is comparable to a child hood neurosis"-- Sigmund Freud
"I do not believe in the god of theology who rewards good and punishes evil"-- Albert Einstein
"The world would be astonished to learn how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those most distinguished, even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete skeptics in religion"-- John stuart Mill
"As far as religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake... religion is all bunk"-- Thomas Edison
Refering to Christians' opinions:"We look at the ancient Greeks with their gods on a mountain top throwing lightning bolts and say, 'Those ancient Greeks. They were so silly. So primitive and naive. Not like our religions. We have burning bushes talking to people and guys walking on water. We're ...sophisticated.'" - Paul Provenza
"I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition and that there is no evidence for the existence of any god(s). Further, devils, demons, angels and saints are myths; there is no life after death, no heaven or hell; the Pope is a dangerous, bigoted, medieval dinosaur, and the Holy Ghost is a comic-book character worthy of laughter and derision. I accuse the Christian god of murder by allowing the Holocaust to take place--not to mention the 'ethnic cleansing' presently being performed by Christians in our world -- and I condemn and vilify this mythical deity for encouraging racial prejudice and commanding the degradation of women." - James Randi
"I think I'm probably an atheist, but rather angry with God for not existing." - Terry Pratchett
There was one by Woody Allen somewhere, but I can't find it...