My concern with religion is that it allows us by the millions to believe what only lunatics or idiots could believe on their own. That's not to say that all religious people are lunatics or idiots. It's anything but that. Sam Harris concernidiotlunatic share on social
The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion and physical appearance - are the Uighurs and Tibetans. In these two groups, the Han Chinese come face to face with difference. Martin Jacques appearancechineseculture share on social
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. Huston Smith artconsistdraw Change image and share on social
The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility between modern technology and traditional religion. This is absolute nonsense. If anything, it's the reverse. Rodney Stark absoluteencouragegreat share on social
Religion is faith. Faith is belief without evidence. Belief without evidence cannot be shared. Faith is a feeling. Love is also a feeling, but love makes no universal claims. Love is pure. Penn Jillette beliefclaimevidence Change image and share on social
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. Bill Gates allocationefficientlot Change image and share on social
Religion is inwardly focused and driven only to sustain itself. Kary Mullis drivefocusinwardly Change image and share on social
'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it. Itzhak Perlman evenimportantjewish Change image and share on social
Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions. Bodhidharma delusionhumblehumility Change image and share on social
My family was very Halloween-friendly, for all of the religion and whatever was going on. Bill Moseley familyfriendlyhalloween Change image and share on social
