The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind. Carol P. Christ attackgrowleave Change image and share on social
Science is very good at answering the 'how' questions. 'How did the universe evolve to the form that we see?' But it is woefully inadequate in addressing the 'why' questions. 'Why is there a universe at all?' These are the meaning questions, which many people think religion is particularly good at dealing with. Brian Greene addressanswerdeal share on social
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein acquirecreedcult Change image and share on social
Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong. Paul Bloom claimflatgood Change image and share on social
This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society. Nick Love buddhismcontemporarygenuinely Change image and share on social
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. Voltaire astrologyastronomydaughter Change image and share on social
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God. Albert Einstein godhighimportance Change image and share on social
Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. Abdolkarim Soroush ideologyislammake Change image and share on social
Anti-frackers are disingenuous. They bow to the religion of environmentalism. Harold Hamm antibowdisingenuous Change image and share on social
Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion. Yair Lapid countryfreedomisrael Change image and share on social