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It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes. – Thomas Paine

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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS — our inferior one varies with the place. – Thomas Paine

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If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. – Woody Allen

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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation. – John Calvin

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Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. – Francis Bacon

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Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat. – Julian Huxley

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