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" The holy books of most religions speak to the human condition in languages that are open to alternative interpretations, thus allowing the powerful to decode them in ways that maximize their power. "

          - Harry Triandis

" Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. "

          - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

" People say they are drawn closer to God, seeing my strong faith. Is this not deceiving people? Every time I have wanted to tell the truth, 'that I have no faith', the words just do not come, my mouth remains closed. "

          - Mother Teresa

" It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand. "

          - Mark Twain

" Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy. "

          - Carl Sagan

" Religions are the cradles of despotism. "

          - Marquis de Sade

                  








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