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Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emo

Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. – Michael Shermer

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But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. – Michael Shermer

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But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper. – Michael Shermer

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I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four. – Jim Lehrer

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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament belief is the denomination of the New. – Benjamin Whichcote

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There were periods of my life when a lot of people didnt believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder. – Fergie

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Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed. – Bruce Springsteen

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The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. – Brendan Behan

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Society is always engaged in a vast conspiracy to preserve itself — at the expense of the new demands of each new generation. – John Haynes Holmes

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Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. – Chinese Proverb

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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. – Cyril Connolly

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