There is a lot of time to read in there and I read it all, Torah, Quran, Talmud, Tao Te Ching. Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism. Figured if I was looking for God, I should look everywhere. Came out of that an atheist.
So, what, religion took over the booze? Swap one addiction for another, was it?[to Paul Coates]
Religion is like a drug, in small doses it’s curative, in large, it’s addictive.
Religion is dumb as f***, all right? It’s racist. It’s sexist. There’s no money in it… anymore. Who needs it?
Religion inspires in those who fear nothing, fear of the gods, and using that fear requires a certain element of f***ed up.
Nothing drives people to the Church faster than the thought of the Devil snapping at their heels.
We are all just in here because we took the wrong turn going to church.
The point of religion, of God, is to be there when there’s no other way to explain something.
The ancient egyptian religions were unique in a way. They had a singular goal. Not transmutation to an afterlife, but something even more profound, eternal life.
Superstition and religion. They’re kissing cousins.
Not everybody has a god, but everybody has a religion.
Not every Christian is bad. All religions have flaws.[to Freydis]
