" For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " | " A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. " | " You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe. " |
" 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. " | " I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. " | " If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? ...For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " |
" Faith is belief in the absence of evidence, I don't propose to tell anybody what to believe, but for me believe without evidence is a mistake. " | " 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. " | |
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