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If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with e

If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists. – Richard Dawkins

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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, wheres the harm? September 11th changed all that. – Richard Dawkins

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Religion
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The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America. – Richard Dawkins

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Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. – Voltaire

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Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, youre gonna need it. – Jerry Reed

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Faith

Faith is the first step to understanding. Either its the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. Youve got to have faith in something. Believe me. – Ray Comfort

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I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief dont matter, that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return. – A. N. Wilson

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No man acquires property without acquiring with it a little arithmetic also. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be. – Origen

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Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals. – Elisabeth Shue

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If youre going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice. – Ellie Kemper

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