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God giveth and taketh with great efficacy. ↗

— Travis Atherstone

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Given the level of understanding and the fact that they believed already in a set of myths and superstitions, it was the easiest and fastest way to proceed. ↗

— Mario Stinger

#atheism #confirmation-bias #religion #nature

In the world union, prosperity is a science, self-interest a new religion, peace is at hand and the future has never looked brighter. ↗

— B. Barmanbek

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Ankh-Morpork is a godless city--' 'I thought it had more than three hundred places of worship?' said Maladict. Strappi stared at him in rage that was incoherent until he managed to touch bottom again. 'Ankh-Morpork is a godawful city', he recovered. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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As victims of hurt, we frequently don't bring up what ails us, because so many wounds look absurd in the light of day. ↗

— Alain de Botton

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If there's one thing I can't abide it's fanatics of any kind, and religious ones are the worst of all. ↗

— Michael Morpurgo

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Our father. We have killed him, and we will kill him again, and our world will kill him. And yet he is there. It is he who listens at the door. It is he who is coming. It is our father who is about to be born. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. ↗

— Frederick Buechner

#crucifixion #devotional #religion #religion

I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church. On my saying, What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions, if I live wholly from within? my friend suggested--'But these impulses may be from below, not from above.' I replied, 'They do not seem to me to be such; but if I am the devil's child, I will live them from the devil. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Our God Is Alive and Well. Sorry About Yours. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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Religion maintains order. ↗

— Erick C. Ramos

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