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Only a rational understanding of human well-being will allow billions of us to coexist peacefully, converging on the same social, political, economic, and environmental goals. A science of human flourishing may seem a long way off, but to
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“Ethics is an inborn trait, but religion is acquired.”
― An Appeal by the Dalai Lama to the World: Ethics Are More Important Than Religion
― An Appeal by the Dalai Lama to the World: Ethics Are More Important Than Religion
“Goodness is no part of the definition of the God Hypothesis, merely a desirable add-on.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“The priests of the different religious sects . . . dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight, and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subdivision of the duperies on which they live. —THOMAS JEFFERSON”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“one of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.”
― The God Delusion: 10th Anniversary Edition
― The God Delusion: 10th Anniversary Edition
“Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.”
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