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belief is the death of intelligence. — Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger: Die letzten Geheimnisse der Illuminaten oder An den Grenzen des erweiterten Bewusstseins
Doubt as sin. — Christianity has done its utmost to close the circle and declared even doubt to be sin. One is supposed — Friedrich Nietzsche, Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. — Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost
My desire and wish is that the things I start with should be so obvious that you wonder why I spend my time stating them — Bertrand Russell, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster. — Voltaire
Faith in faith' he answered himself. 'It isn't necessary to have something to believe in. It's only necessary to believe — Alfred Bester, The Stars My Destination
Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply an admission of the obvious. In fact, 'ath — Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
By what men think, we create the world around us, daily new. — Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon
Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. — Eric Hoffer, The Temper of Our Time
Each religion makes scores of purportedly factual assertions about everything from the creation of the universe to the a — Alan Sokal
When people have invested their identities into clichés, the only counter argument they have is 'being offended'. — Stefan Molyneux
You can believe in whatsoever you like, but the truth remains the truth, no matter how sweet the lie may taste. — Michael Bassey Johnson
You are not just for the right or left, but for what is right over the wrong. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
If we are merely matter intricately assembled, is this really demeaning? If there's nothing here but atoms, does that ma — Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
Theology, philosophy, metaphysics, and quantum physics are merely ways for God to have his smart people believe in him — Jeremy Aldana
For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falsehood of all he co — John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
In the pragmatist, streetwise climate of advanced postmodern capitalism, with its scepticism of big pictures and grand n — Terry Eagleton, The Meaning of Life
Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy, and make the most of where you are — Germany Kent
In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, wherea — Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above? — Elizabeth Bear, Range of Ghosts