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“When it began, Christianity was regarded as a system entirely beyond the range and scope of human reason; it was impious to question; it was impious to examine; it was impious to discriminate. On the other hand, it was visibly instinct with the supernatural. Miracles of every order and degree of magnitude were flashing forth incessantly from all its parts.”

Humans Reason Hands Order Christianity Atheism Degrees Miracle Instinct Positive Atheism Range Scope Magnitude Incessantly Human Reason

Book:History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe

Source: History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe

“[Religion is a] primitive insurance against disaster. ... Originally religion was merely a function of the self-preservative instinct. Offer sacrifices to the gods and save your crops. And even Christianity, after all, insures heavily against the flaws in this life by belief in another.”

Self Belief Christianity Sacrifice Offers Function Instinct Disaster This Life Flaws Primitive Crops

Book:Told by an Idiot

Source: Told by an Idiot

“On all the walls, wherever walls exist, I will inscribe this eternal indictment of Christianity--I have letters to make even blindmen see.... I call Christianity the single great curse, the single great innermost depravity, the single great instinct of revenge, for which no means is poisonous, secretive, subterranean, small enough--I call it mankind's single immortal blemish.... And we reckon time from the dies nefastus with which this calamity arose--following Christianity's first day!--Why not following its last day, instead?--Following today?--Transvaluation of all values!”

“Christianity has the rancor of the sick at its very core-the instinct against the healthy, against health. Everything that is well-constructed, proud, gallant and, above all, beautiful gives offense to its ears and eyes.”

Giving Wells Eye Beautiful Christianity Proud Healthy Ears Sick Instinct Core Offense Gallant Rancor

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“The central tenet of Christianity as it has come down to us is that we are to reach out when our instinct is to pull inward; to give when we want to take; to love when we are inclined to hate; to include when are tempted to exclude.”

Want Giving Hate Christianity Instinct Reach Out Inward Tempted

Author:Jon Meacham

“And my haunting instinct that somehow good was not merely a tool to be used, but a relic to be guarded, like the goods from Crusoe's ship--even that had been the wild whisper of something originally wise, for, according to Christianity, we were indeed the survivors of a wreck, the crew of a golden ship that had gone down before the beginning of the world.”

World Used Christianity Gone Wise Tools Instinct Ships Golden Goods Survivor Crew Haunting Wrecks Guarded Relics

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.”

Life Firsts Fall Deals Christianity Sight Instinct Falling In Love Love At First Sight Eastern Wipe Uncivilized

Book:Rudyard Kipling's Short Stories: Short Story Collections

Source: Rudyard Kipling's Short Stories: Short Story Collections

“I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, and the one great instinct of revenge, for which no means are venomous enough, or secret, subterranean and small enough - I call it the one immortal blemish on the human race.”

Humans Mean Enough Religion Secret Race Christianity Instinct Revenge Curse Human Race Immortal Depravity Antichrist Venomous Anti Christ

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“There are many definite methods, honest and dishonest, which make people rich; the only instinct I know of which does it is that instinct which theological Christianity crudely describes as the sin of avarice.”

People Knows Doe Wealth Sin Christianity Rich Honest Method Instinct Definite Avarice Theological

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Christianity has taken the part of all the weak, the low, the botched; it has made an ideal out of antagonism to all the self preservative instincts of sound life; it has corrupted even the faculties of those natures that are intellectually most vigorous, by representing the highest intellectual values as sinful, as misleading, as full of temptation.”

Made Self Values Sound Christianity Taken Highest Intellectual Lows Ideals Weak Instinct Temptation Faculty Mislead Vigorous Representing Antagonism

Book:Writings of Nietzsche: Volume 1

Source: Writings of Nietzsche: Volume 1