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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack a

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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God exists, if only in the form of a meme with high survival value, or infective power, in the environment provided by human culture. – Richard Dawkins

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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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I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. – Richard Dawkins

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It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin. – H.L. Mencken

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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. – Thomas Paine

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Plenty of people are raised Catholic and then arent Catholic anymore, like any religion. – Danny Masterson

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Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers. – Carol P. Christ

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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. – Dalai Lama

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I had a great movement teacher – he showed me how to walk so I wasnt becoming like a cartoon. – John Leguizamo

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