“the thing that "makes us human. We have minds. We make our own choices and live by them. We shape our own lives with how we behave towards others.” HumanityChoicesBeing HumanThe Human MindBehavior Towards OthersShaping Lives Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“What people don't understand they just push away to the far corners of their minds and eventually it fades away and gets forgotten. 'Cause it's safer that way.” UnderstandingThoughtForgettingComprehension Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“Studies have shown that convincing religious agents (have) to have just the right level of outlandishness. Also, the manifestation need(s) to have an emotional resonance in order for belief to set in. Religions use elaborate rituals to stir up people's emotions....” ReligionEmotionsReligious BeliefReligious RitualsReligious AgentsReligious Manifestations Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“You don't need anyone to tell you what to believe or who to worship,....You don't need to follow any set of rituals. You don't need to worry about an angry God not allowing you into heaven. You don't need to march into these great temples of intolerance and be told what is God's inerrant and infallible word, because the simple truth is that nobody really knows that...All I know is that you're not slaves and you're not part of any grand master plan. ...you are all God's children....You create your own destiny. And you need to accept that responsibility and put aside your egocentricity and stop looking for excuses in tired old myths. You make your own fate every single day. You need to look after each other. You need to look after the land that feeds you and gives you the air you breathe. You need to assume your duty toward all of God's creation. And you need to accept the credit for the good and take the blame for the bad.” GodReligionReligious IntoleranceReligious BeliefsReligious RitualsGod S ChildrenAngry GodAdmittance To HeavenDuty To CreationReligious Worship Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“Yelling "God is on our side" is "very effective at rallying the masses. And at winning elections....” GodPoliticsVotersElectionsWinning ElectionsReligion In Politics Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“Religion in (the US) is so focused on fighting science and these compelling atheist voices that your preachers have lost track of what religion is really about. In... - the Eastern Church - and in Eastern religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, religion isn't there to offer theories or explanation. We accept that the divine is unknowable.....for a lot of rational people..., it's become a choice. Fact or faith. Science or religion....You shouldn't have to choose.” ScienceReligionFaithBuddhismHinduismAtheistsThe DivineEastern ReligionsRational PeopleWestern Religion Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“The problem with religion right now. It hasn't evolved. And instead of being open and looking for ways to be relevant in today's world, it's gone all defensive and protective and it's regressed into lowest-common-denominator sound bites - and fundamentalism.” ReligionRelevanceSound BitesLowest Common DenominatorFundamentalist ReligionBeing DefensiveReligion On Defensive Book:The Sign Source: The Sign
“...you can't let something that'll probably never happen ruin your life. You're only helping to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy” SelfHelpingHappensRuinsFulfillingProphecySelf Fulfilling Prophecy Book:The Last Templar Source: The Last Templar
“Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind.” SeemsMankindGreedSelfishness Author:Raymond Khoury
“We're still dancing to tunes created by men who thought that a thunderstorm was a sig of God's anger.” MenStillsDancingTunesThunderstorm Author:Raymond Khoury