The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Quote by Arthur C Clarke

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As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science...

As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science...

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up...

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up...

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking...

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking...

Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer...

Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer...

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero...

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero...

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In...

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In...

CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted...

CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted...

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them...

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them...

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God -...

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God -...

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can...

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can...

The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them...

The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them...

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning...

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning...

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the...

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the...

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.