Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or maybe just shout the loudest, but science hinges upon whether its conclusions resemble what actually happens.

Quote by Ian Stewart

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Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or...

Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or...

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or...

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of...

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of...

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping...

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that...

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that...

Religion which is interested only in itself, in its prestige and success, in its institutions...

Religion which is interested only in itself, in its prestige and success, in its institutions...

A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town...

A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town...

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him,...

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him,...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...

I judge a religion as being good or bad based on whether its adherents become...

I judge a religion as being good or bad based on whether its adherents become...

What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but...

What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but...

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their...