~ Religious ideas have sprung from the same need as all the other achievements of culture: from the necessity for defending itself against the crushing supremacy of nature ~
~ Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. ~
~ Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble. ~
~ We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection. ~
~ 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. ~
~ If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam ~
~ I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. ~
~ All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. ~
~ Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch. ~
~ The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. ~
~ Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. ~
~ The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism.... ~