I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSThe essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
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Philosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology.
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The violence in the Bible is appalling.
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There’s been some research in cognitive science, I’m told, that discloses that there have always been perhaps 10 to 15 percent of people who are, as Pascal puts it, so made that they cannot believe. To us, when people talk about faith, it’s white noise.
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Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of ‘the flock.
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I’m not afraid of being dead, that’s to say there’s nothing to be afraid of. I won’t know I’m dead, would be my strong conviction. And if I find that I’m alive in any way at all, that’ll be a pleasant surprise. I quite like surprises.
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The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
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What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.
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I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.
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Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.
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Jesus makes large claims for his heavenly father but never mentions that his mother is or was a virgin, and is repeatedly very rude and coarse to her when she makes an appearance.
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We have lived in a world where the discoveries of physics and genetics are far more awe-inspiring, as well as infinitely more liberating, than the claims of any religion.
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The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right.
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No one has the right to tell me what to do because he has a divine warrant.
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High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
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