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Religion is for people who're afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who've already been there. ↗

— Vine Deloria Jr.

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People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction. ↗

— Umberto Eco

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Whoever has My commandments and keeps them loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and show Myself to him. ↗

— Anonymous

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The difference between theism and nontheism is not whether one does or does not believe in God. . . Theism is a deep-seated conviction that there's some hand to hold: if we just do the right things, someone will appreciate us and take care of us. . . Nontheism is relaxing with the ambiguity and uncertainty of the present moment without reaching for anything to protect ourselves. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

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The idea of God, infinity, or spirit stands for the possible attempt at an impossible conception. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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I'm sorry if any of you are catholic. I'm not sorry if you're offended, I'm actually just sorry by the fact that you're catholic ↗

— Bill Hicks

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No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True Atheist Thinks Of The Gods Constantly, Albeit In Terms of Denial. Therefore, Atheism Is A Form Of Belief. If The Atheist Truly Did Not Believe, He Or She Would Not Bother To Deny. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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I was born a heretic. I always distrusted people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows. ↗

— Susan B. Anthony

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God save us from people who mean well. ↗

— Vikram Seth

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So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator? ↗

— Stephen Hawking

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