The gods that we’ve made are exactly the gods you’d expect to be made by a species that’s about half a chromosome away from being chimpanzee.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSSome people say that without God, people would give themselves permission to do anything. [Yet] only with God, only with the view that God’s on your side, can people give themselves permission to do things that otherwise would be called satanic.
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Reagan is doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife.
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I don’t think it’s possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.
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I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions.
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I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.
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If the Qur’an was the word of God, it had been dictated on a very bad day.
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We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.
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If you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad.
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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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If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world.
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It is only those who hope to transform human beings who end up by burning them, like the waste product of a failed experiment.
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I say that homosexuality is not just a form of sex, it’s a form of love, and it deserves our respect for that reason.
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Religion makes kind people say unkind things: “I must prove my faith, so mutilate the genitals of my children.” They wouldn’t do that if God didn’t tell them to do so.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
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What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.
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The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me.
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