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 HITCHENSWe 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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Who are your favourite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their beauty to defy the foulness of theocracy. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Azar Nafisi as their ideal feminine model.
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Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.
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The finest fury is the most controlled.
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The noble title of “dissident” must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.
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Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.
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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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The violence in the Bible is appalling.
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The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
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I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.
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Islamophobia: a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.
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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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It’s called faith because it’s not knowledge.
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What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.
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Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.
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The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle.
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