One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.

Picture Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.

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'LOVE YOURSELF' does not mean to do only what one feels or perceives is right,...

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'LOVE YOURSELF' does not mean to do only what one feels or perceives is right,...

Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing...

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Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing...

Don't wonder at those who are good without God. Pity those who need God to...

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Don't wonder at those who are good without God. Pity those who need God to...

Love is no respecter of age or practicality Neither morality: unabashed She enters where she...

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Love is no respecter of age or practicality Neither morality: unabashed She enters where she...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we...

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Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we...

God has no religion.

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God has no religion.

If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.

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If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because...

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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because...

Religion had its chance to run the world - it's called the Dark Ages.

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Religion had its chance to run the world - it's called the Dark Ages.

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a...

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A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a...

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of...

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There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of...

Let your children develop their own damn opinions.

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Let your children develop their own damn opinions.

Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people.

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Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people.

... we live in a country in which a person cannot get elected president if...

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... we live in a country in which a person cannot get elected president if...

For me it is better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to...

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For me it is better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to...

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission...

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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission...

All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

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All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on...

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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on...

The reason people use crucifix against vampires is that vampires are allergic to bullshit.

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The reason people use crucifix against vampires is that vampires are allergic to bullshit.