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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian r

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. – Samuel Butler

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Priests are not men of the world it is not intended that they should be and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so. – Samuel Butler

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Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence. – Samuel Butler

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A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it. – Samuel Butler

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Belief in God is but a whistling in the dark; harmless, enough, perhaps — until it is wedded to the notion that all should carry the same tune. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

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Its not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. Its that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life. – Godfrey Reggio

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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. – Seneca the Younger

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Being a rock star is like being a cult leader – you really have to be in your own religion. – Courtney Love

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