“... it is because one can build a compelling set of arguments - informed by science and thoroughly compatible with it - that to believe in anything despite the complete lack of evidence is, in fact, irrational.” BelieveFactsReligionAtheismEvidenceArgumentDespiteCompellingIrrationalCompatible Author:Massimo Pigliucci
“I believe that if the silent majority were to protest against those who believe in irrational blind faith - who want to go backwards instead of forward, who are for tradition not innovation, who oppose individualism and plurality of thought - then the world would become a truly civilized world in which to live.” IfsWorldWantBelieveI BelieveTraditionInnovationBlindMajoritySilentProtestCivilizedIndividualismIrrationalBackwardsBlindnessBlind FaithSilent Majority Author:Taslima Nasrin
“But you must still know to respect other people's faith.' 'Why? We don't respect any other delusion. We lock up people who believe they're Christ, yet we're supposed to humour those who believe in him.' 'By definition, faith is irrational: a belief you hold against the normal rules of evidence.' 'In which case I believe in Jedi” PeopleKnowsBelieveStillsBeliefI BelieveChristCasesHumourNormalEvidenceDefinitionsI Believe InDelusionLocksIrrationalRespecting OthersLock Up Book:The Enemy of the Good Source: The Enemy of the Good