Quotes About Religion

[The monks'] credulity debased and vitiated the faculties of the mind: they corrupted the evidence of history; and superstition gradually extinguished the hostile light of philosophy and science.

There is no God. But it does not matter. Man is enough.

Every man knows that he will die: and nobody believes it. On that paradox stand not only a host of religions but the entity of a sane being.

It is expedient that there should be gods, and, since it is expedient, let us believe that gods exist.

Monotheism occupies so large a space in the view of modern minds, that it is scarcely possible to form a just estimate of the preceding phases of the theological philosophy.

Philosophy is the only excuse God has for his cruelty and vanity.

Because of the failure of religion to offer satisfying answers to an increasing number of people, it's time for philosophy to address forcefully these questions that everybody is wondering about.

Art, music, and philosophy are merely poignant examples of what we might have been had not the priests and traders gotten hold of us.

There is space in its philosophy for everyone which is one reason why India is a home to every single religion in the world.

Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion.

There have been two great narcotics in European civilisation: Christianity and alcohol.

All religions are born from individual experiences of divine awakening, not from some books.

There is no such thing as 'God given scripture', 'the messenger of God' or 'the Last Prophet'.

Many people are not conforming with theism, but they are comfortable with spiritualism.

Any fool can start a religion. And many do.

The world will see true peace when there are no boundaries of religion and the religion of all will be pure unconditional love.

Love is my religion, kindness is my prayer, forgiveness is my temple, and peace is my abode.

In some way or another we are all agnostics. We don't believe in ninety-nine percent of Gods, and we don't know the ultimate reality.

Theism is a philosophy of non-thinker.

Deep scientific psychoanalysis reveals that excessive beliefs and dependence on religion is a superstition and fear induced psychiatric disease.

If someone believes in god, is he a liar? He never saw god or any proof or evidence of god. He only heard about god.

When kindness is your religion, then caring is your prayer.

?Blind faith may be healthy for the individual mind, but it is not religion.

Religion is for the intimacy of your heart, not for your tongue and hands to hurt others.