Quote by Mary Douglas
It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized re

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. – Mary Douglas

Other quotes by Mary Douglas

It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat. – Mary Douglas

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Science
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Real equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other. – Mary Douglas

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Equality
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I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay. – Mary Douglas

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I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion… some places where theres just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult. – Lionel Richie

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I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must be some human truth that is beyond religion. – Oriana Fallaci

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Religion

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there. – Natalie Portman

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The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. – Thomas Aquinas

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Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics — a rational ethics — as a precondition of rebirth. – Ayn Rand

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The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. – Joseph Stalin

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If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos. – Robert Quillen

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