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“Convulsions in nature, disorders, prodigies, miracles, though the most opposite of the plan of a wise superintendent, impress mankind with the strongest sentiments of religion.”

Quote by David Hume

Book:The Natural History of Religion

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The Natural History of Religion

This comprehensive work delves into the evolution of religion, examining its role in human societies, its influence on culture, and its significance in shaping human behavior and thought. more

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David Hume, born on May 7, 1711, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died on August 25, 1776, was an outstanding philosopher, historian, and economist. Known for his contributions to empiricism and skepticism, his works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, economics, and psychology. more

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Source: The Natural History of Religion: Revision of Great Book

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“I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth.”

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“It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is quite enough obstacle to the progress of mankind in that most valuable of all qualities, honesty of word or of deed.”

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Book:Collected essays

Source: Collected essays

“Skepticism is the highest duty and blind faith the one unpardonable sin.”

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Author:Thomas Huxley

“And yet this same Deity says to me, resist not evil; pray for those that despitefully use you; love your enemies, but I will eternally damn mine. It seems to me that even gods should practice what they preach.”

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Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“The church hates a thinker precisely for the same reason a robber dislikes a sheriff, or a thief despises the prosecuting witness.”

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Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“The only evidence, so far as I know, about another life is, first, that we have no evidence; and secondly, that we are rather sorry that we have not, and wish we had.”

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Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“The rights of men and women should be equal and sacred-marriage should be a perfect partnership.”

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Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

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“On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning of the world to this day, have been quarrelling, fighting, burning and torturing one another, for abstractions unintelligible to themselves and to all others, and absolutely beyond the comprehension of the human mind.”

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826