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Thus a man was born into a fixed relation to certain gods as surely as he was born into a relation to his fellow-men and his religion… was simply one side of the general scheme of conduct prescribed for him by his position as a member of society. – William Robertson Smith

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It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion. – Paul Nurse

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There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion and the others are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevation which often cry down works, and mens own righteousness, and. – Jonathan Edwards

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On the other hand, the Bible contains much that is relevant today, like Noah taking forty days to find a place to park. – Curtis McDougall

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The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. Im sure of that. – Tom T. Hall

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