“I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.”
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“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.”
“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
“True religion is real living living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.”
“Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.”
“Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.”
“Religion is just mind control.”
“War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.”
“Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.”
“Religion is all bunk.”
“One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all.”
“Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.”
“If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles!”
“Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion.”
“There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.”
“Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.”
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence.”
“Someone saying 'Allahu Akbar' is about as offensive as someone saying 'Thank God'.”