"Primitive societies without religion have never been found."

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"Primitive societies without religion have never been found."

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"A satirist that criticizes religion is seen as a satanist."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Only the Prince of Peace gives peace."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Religion, Virtue, Crime, Heroism

"There was only one guy in the whole Bible Jesus ever personally promised a place with him in Paradise. Not Peter, not Paul, not any of those guys. He was a convicted thief, being executed. So don't knock the guys on death row. Maybe they know something you don't."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"A Unitarian very earnestly disbelieves what everyone else believes."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Religion, God, Physics, Theory

"The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

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"Keep your hope in the Lord."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Religion, Hope, Lord, Faith, Trust

"Religion is a cultural relic inherited from ancient civilizations that doctrinal influence persists globally in modern times. Religious people rely upon their notional belief in the primal innocence of human beings in order to support the abstract supposition of inherently benevolent God guiding human souls."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

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