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“More cases of loss of religious faith are to be traced to the theory of evolution. . .than to anything else.”

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Author:Martin Lings

“It cannot be doubted that theistic belief is a comfort and a solace to those who hold it, and that the loss of it is a very painful loss. It cannot be doubted, at least, by many of us in this generation, who either profess it now, or received it in our childhood and have parted from it since with such searching trouble as only cradle-faiths can cause. We have seen the spring sun shine out of an empty heaven, to light up a soulless earth; we have felt with utter loneliness that the Great Companion is dead.”

Source: The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

“A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision.”

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Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“Whatever may be the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to that safety arising from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise. That is the faith, the experimental faith, by which we Americans have undertaken to live.”

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Author:Alexander Meiklejohn

“The loss of religious faith among the most civilized portion of the race is a step from childishness toward maturity.”

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Book:Letters of Charles Eliot Norton

Source: Letters of Charles Eliot Norton

“I am at a loss to reconcile the expensive and glossy production values of this book with the breathtaking inanity of the content.”

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Author:Richard Dawkins

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”

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Author:John Steinbeck