Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence; it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. ~ Bertrand Russell
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion. ~ Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate in physics
Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Religion, like poetry, is simply a concerted effort to deny the most obvious realities. ~ H. L. Mencken
Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis. ~ Sigmund Freud
Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool. ~ Voltaire
Religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. ~ Stendhal
2006-12-18 08:36:08 · 7 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
100% agree, like the quotes!
2006-12-18 08:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by Squirrel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In answer to these individually
1) When science shows no reason for certain things, it makes religion stronger.
2) Religion never makes good people do bad things. Good people do good things, bad people do bad things. Sometimes bad people do good things and vise versa. My religion will never cause me to do something bad.
3) And this is different from atheism how? Atheism trains people to not follow anything of the spiritual because it can't be explained scientifically.
4) Heh.... can actually see the point here ;)
5) Religion doesnt deny realities, only man's theories on what is real and what is not
6) From a man who thought everyone wants to have sex with their mother and prescribed cociane to his patients
7) Religion began as soon as man realized he isnt the smartest thing in the universe.
8) Organized religion yes... but Faith and Spirituality are completely different.
2006-12-18 08:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that all makes sence to me so napoleon came up with somthing cleaver 100precent right
2006-12-18 09:31:31 · answer #3 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These quotes are all from some very unfulfilled and unhappy people.
2006-12-18 08:58:28 · answer #4 · answered by Answer Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nothing on earth has had to evolve more rapidly and desperately than religion in order to survive."
2006-12-18 08:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"A society without religion is like a crazed psychopath without a .45."
..........Author Unknown
2006-12-18 08:39:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is a difference between religion and faith.
2006-12-18 08:39:00 · answer #7 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋