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"Any thought sequence that minimizes anxiety would get reinforced over time. The sequence would be maintained during the person's development and would be provoked in contexts where refutation of the belief might occur. So, any kind of refutation of a person's religious beliefs makes the beliefs only stronger."

"If you don't believe,nothing ever happens at all."

"Belief is indeed psychologically important for the human mind of general population, but that belief should be nicely compatible with scientific reasoning, otherwise that belief turns into prejudice, which is never beneficial to the human life."

"Just as you first eat with your eyes, you also first desire things with your subconscious mind!"

"What millions believe is often just fairy tales for children! The fabrications of the past are ridiculously accepted as the holies of people! Glory lies in searching the truth not in believing the irrational legends!"

"Whatever may be the position of science, whatever may be the position of philosophy, as long as there is such a thing as death in the world, as long as there is such a thing as weakness in the human heart, as long as the human heart sheds a drop of tear in weakness, there shall be a faith in God and divinity."

"Deep scientific psychoanalysis reveals that excessive beliefs and dependence on religion is a superstition and fear induced psychiatric disease."

"Wrong belief is what bites one from the inside. There is no one biting him on the outside."

"Beliefs are the umbrella that we use to protect ourselves on rainy days."
Explore more quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll


"If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane."


"I regard the rights of men and women equal. In Love's fair realm, husband and wife are king and queen, sceptered and crowned alike, and seated on the self-same throne."


"Every man should stand under the blue and stars, under the infinite flag of nature, the peer of every other man."


"The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others."


"Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell."


"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense."


"It has always seemed absurd to suppose that a god would choose for his companions, during all eternity, the dear souls whose highest and only ambition is to obey."


"Character is made of duty and love and sympathy, and, above all, of living and working for others."


"The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it."
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