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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense. – Carl Sagan

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I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. – Carl Sagan

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If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? – Carl Sagan

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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. – Carl Sagan

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The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action. – Albert Einstein

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When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power. – Walter Jon Williams

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People still kill in the name of religion. We havent evolved to the point where were one tribe called humans. – Rachel Weisz

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I do engineering, not religion. – Daniel J. Bernstein

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