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“Most religion-mongers have bated their paradises with a bit of toasted cheese. They have tempted the body with large promises of possessions in their transmortal El Dorado. Sancho Panza will not quit his chimney-corner, but under promise of imaginary islands to govern.”

Body Religion Bits Promise Possession Corners Quitting Islands Paradise Imaginary Cheese Tempted Chimneys

Book:Conversations on Some of the Old Poets

Source: Conversations on Some of the Old Poets

“Possession of books denounced as heretical was made a criminal offense. Copies of such books were burned and destroyed. But in Upper Egypt, someone, possibly a monk from a nearby monastery of St Pachomius, took the banned books and hid them from destruction - in the jar where they remained buried for almost 1,600 years.”

Years Made Book Religion Destruction Possession Criminals Destroyed Copies Buried Burned Offense Egypt Monk Jars Banned Monasteries Banned Books

Book:The Gnostic Gospels

Source: The Gnostic Gospels

“The philosophy of love and peace strangely overlooked who was in possession of the guns. There had been love and peace for some time on the continent of Africa because for all this time black men had been captivated by the doctrines of Christianity. It took them centuries to realize its contradictions. ... perhaps there was no greater crime as yet than all the lies Western civilization had told in the name of Jesus Christ.”

“The highest fulfillment of religion requires a giving up of all possessions.”

Giving Religion Giving Up Highest Possession Fulfillment

Book:My Theory of Trusteeship

Source: My Theory of Trusteeship

“It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.”

Men Shows Truth Science Religion Education One Thing Philosophical Errors Possession

Author:John Locke