Quotes - Page P
Paine, Thomas
"I would not dare to so dishonor my Creator God
by attaching His name to that book (the Bible). Among the most
detestable villains in history, you could not find one worse than
Moses. Here is an order, attributed to 'God' to butcher the boys,
to massacre the mothers and to debauch and rape the daughters.
I would not dare so dishonor my Creator's name by (attaching)
it to this filthy book (the Bible). It is the duty of every true
Deist to vindicate the moral justice of God against the evils
of the Bible."
"I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church,
by the Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church,
by the Protestant Church, nor by any Church that I know of. My
own mind is my own Church."
The Age of Reason
Persig, Robert M.
"You are never dedicated to do something you have complete
confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is
going to rise tomorrow. They know it's going to rise tomorrow.
When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious
faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because
these dogmas or goals are in doubt."
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion."
Phillips, Emo
"I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw
a man standing on the edge, about to jump off.
So I ran over and said "Stop! don't do it!"
"Why shouldn't I?" he said.
I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"
He said, "Like what?"
I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?"
He said, "Religious."
I said, "Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?"
He said, "Christian."
I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?"
He said, "Protestant."
I said, "Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?"
He said, "Baptist!"
I said, "Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist
Church of the Lord?"
He said, "Baptist Church of God!"
I said, "Me too! Are you original Baptist Church of God,
or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?"
He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God!"
I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God,
reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation
of 1915?"
He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of
1915!"
I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off.
Plato
"Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the
root of all misfortune."
Polek, Matt
"The only force more devastating than a nuclear holocaust
is a group of Christians fresh out of church."