Quote by Mary Douglas
I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good. – Mary Douglas

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Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination. – Mary Douglas

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Mormons… are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command. – Mary Douglas

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It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. – Mary Douglas

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And what is religion, you might ask. Its a technology of living. – Toni Cade Bambara

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Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun. – Ziggy Marley

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If you went for a job interview in a Glasgow law firm, they used to ask you what school you went to. And that was a way of finding out what religion you were. – Denise Mina

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There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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