#religion

Religion is the opiate of the masses. ↗

I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

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The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

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There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over. ↗

— Frank Zappa

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I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway. ↗