“Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into ...” — Richard Dawkins Quote

“Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.”

“Saddam Hussein could have provided irreplaceable help to future historians of the Iran/Iraq war, of the invasion of Kuwait, and of the subsequent era of sanctions culminating in the current invasion.”

“Religious organisations have an automatic tax-free charitable status.”

“Evolution never looks to the future.”

“Words are not trivial. They matter because they raise consciousness.”

“From a Darwinian perspective, it is clear what pain is doing. It's a warning: 'Don't do that again.' If you burn yourself, you're never going to pick up a live coal again.”

“Until thy faith is tested,’ said Mother, ‘none may know my divine embrace.”

“Whatever negative things people think and say about you is enough to bring you down provided you belief that it carries a weight that can push you hard. Don't agree to accept what critics say; be prepared to silence them by doing what they think you can't do!”

“Karras felt an instant dismay as his certainty crumbled, felt tantalized and frustrated by the nagging doubt now planted in his brain.”

“The geometry of judgment is a circle. Hate is a snake that turns to consume itself from the tail, a circle that diminishes to a point, then to nothing. Pride is such a snake, and envy, and greed. Love, however, is a hoop, a wheel, that rolls on forever. We are rescued by those whom we have rescued. The saved become the saviors of their saviors.”

“The Lord himself whispered into my ear last night that the world will end precisely at 3:17 PM next Tuesday, and only those wearing purple will be saved.”