Religion - Quotes
No nation, no religion, no economic system, no body of knowledge, is likely to have all the answers for our survival. There must be many social systems that would work far better than any now in existence. In the scientific tradition, our task is to find them.
The easy confidence with which I know another man`s religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.
We all have a thirst for wonder. It`s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I`m saying is, you don`t have to make stories up, you don`t have to exaggerate. There`s wonder and awe enough in the real world. Nature`s a lot better at inventing wonders than we are.
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.
I don`t differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.
The difference between science and religion is the difference between a willingness to dispassionately consider new evidence and new arguments, and a passionate unwillingness to do so.
Being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquility that religion is powerless to bestow.
Certainly I see the scientific view of the world as incompatible with religion, but that is not what is interesting about it. It is also incompatible with magic, but that also is not worth stressing. What is interesting about the scientific world view is that it is true, inspiring, remarkable and that it unites a whole lot of phenomena under a single heading.
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
One of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are.
Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.
Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn`t belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.