Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. George Washington cautionexclusionexpect share on social
I'm religiously opposed to religion. Victor Hugo opposereligionreligiously Change image and share on social
Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion too. Steve Earle enemyfundamentalismpractice Change image and share on social
Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity. Karen Armstrong compassionateegoegotism Change image and share on social
It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about this unimportant intellectual topic, which is religion. Toni Morrison intellectualmentionparadise Change image and share on social
Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say in public life. It is about saying that religion alone should not confer a privileged say in public life, or greater influence on it. It really is as simple as that. Richard Dawkins categoricallyconfergreat share on social
Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel beginfreehumanity Change image and share on social
Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel absolutelydeeplydig Change image and share on social
The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time. Tariq Ramadan 21statheistcentury share on social
I was raised Jewish and fully embrace the core beliefs of Judaism - the ones that I identify as core beliefs, which are essentially freedom and justice. But the supernatural aspects of religion were never important to me. Harold Ramis aspectbeliefcore share on social