The scientists who attack mainstream religion, rather than striving for peaceful coexistence with it, damage science, and also weaken the fight against fundamentalism. Martin Rees attackcoexistencedamage Change image and share on social
The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. Kit Williams advertiseancientcontemporary Change image and share on social
First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat. Huston Smith breedcommunitydifference Change image and share on social
No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving of altered states of consciousness and religion as I have. Huston Smith alterconsciousnesshistory Change image and share on social
Religion is the call to confront reality; to master the self. Huston Smith callconfrontmaster Change image and share on social
My people. I have given them a sense of individuality, integrity. I have not made them slaves of any god or any religion. Nor of any holy book or any priest. I have certainly not replaced their god. They are all a part of what I call my traveling circus. Rajneesh bookcallcircus share on social
Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs. Rodney Stark affiliationbeliefofficial Change image and share on social
I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would let the terrorists win. That's what they want us to do. Michael Bloomberg categorizedangergreat Change image and share on social
I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion. Matt Dillon buddhistcardcarry Change image and share on social
I believe there is a moral sense and a global ethic that commands attention from people of every religion and every faith, and people of no faith. But I think what's new is that we now have the capacity to communicate instantaneously across frontiers right across the world. Gordon Brown attentioncapacitycommand share on social
