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Quote by Carl Sagan
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by

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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Weve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. – Carl Sagan

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For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. – Carl Sagan

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Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance. Art and Religion are means to similar states of mind. – Clive Bell

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I believe every religion captures a piece of the truth. – James Van Der Beek

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Energy, energy? Energy is, is, its nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion. – Tony Wilson

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In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual. – William Robertson Smith

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