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I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.

Christopher Hitchens

Arguments that explain everything explain nothing.
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Argument Explanation
It’s called faith because it’s not knowledge.
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Faith Knowledge Wisdom
I’m not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful.
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Atheist Harmful Hold Maintain Myself Positive Religion Truth
Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.
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Argument Enough Faith Time Wasted Time
We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.
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Enough Life Live Time
High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Character Condition Moral
What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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Evidence Information
Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.
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Decent Human Religion
The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
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Boredom Forgiveness Oneself Sin
I became a journalist because I didn’t want to have to rely on the press for information… I only read it to make sure of whatever everyone else thinks is going on, because it’s useful to know what people think is the news.
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Information Journalism Myself News People Thinking
Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did.
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Agreement Man Religion Talk
My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can’t prove it, but you can’t disprove it either.
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Civilization Desire Ground Myself View
Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.
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Existence Human Survive War
The noble title of “dissident” must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.
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Disagreement Risk Sacrifice Title
The violence in the Bible is appalling.
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One Liner Religion Violence
The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.
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Mindset People Rejection Thinking Time

I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.

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