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> [“Religionists want religion's placement on the pedestal of respect preserved by any means. But religion deserves no respect. Rather, it has earned scorn, ridicule, and in-your-face opposition, as have its trappings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/religionists-want-religion-s-placement-on-the-pedestal-of-respect/)

[David Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-silverman/)

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## More by David Silverman

> [“When religion demands you refrain from doing something otherwise benign, that's just a provocation to do it more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/when-religion-demands-you-refrain-from-doing-something-otherwise/)

[David Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-silverman/)

> [“Ignorance of fact is not evidence for fiction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/ignorance-of-fact-is-not-evidence-for-fiction/)

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> [“Religionists have a perceived need, planted there as a part of the brainwashing they’ve received. They need no religion, but they think they do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/religionists-have-a-perceived-need-planted-there-as-a-part-of-the/)

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> [“The true root of all evil is power, and both government and religion are effective tools for massing and maintaining power. When”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/the-true-root-of-all-evil-is-power-and-both-government-and-religion/)

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> [“Make no mistake, to a significant degree we are all victims of religion because we all have fewer rights because of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/make-no-mistake-to-a-significant-degree-we-are-all-victims-of/)

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> [“The more, and the louder, we come out today, the easier it will be for those who can't do so until tomorrow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/the-more-and-the-louder-we-come-out-today-the-easier-it-will-be-for/)

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> [“Fighting God is fighting a war for freedom of thought, which is the most important freedom we have.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/fighting-god-is-fighting-a-war-for-freedom-of-thought-which-is-the/)

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> [“Christianity spurs hate, division, and murder as it has throughout history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/christianity-spurs-hate-division-and-murder-as-it-has-throughout/)

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> [In a Christian Theocracy, you'll never be Christian enough. There's always going to be somebody there with another version of Christianity that is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/in-a-christian-theocracy-you-ll-never-be-christian-enough-there-s/)

[David Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-silverman/)

> [“Every priest who hears confessions is, by definition, an accessory to ever crime he hears about and does not report to the authorities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/every-priest-who-hears-confessions-is-by-definition-an-accessory-to/)

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> [I made my daughter read the whole. That's how you make atheists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/i-made-my-daughter-read-the-whole-that-s-how-you-make-atheists/)

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> [“Religion is a giant used car, and preachers have proverbial quotas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/religion-is-a-giant-used-car-and-preachers-have-proverbial-quotas/)

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> [“Religion serves no purpose except to funnel money and power away from those who need it and leaves in its wake nothing but broken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/religion-serves-no-purpose-except-to-funnel-money-and-power-away-from/)

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> [“If the Bible and other holy books were at all reliable sources of morality, good and bad religious people wouldn’t both be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/if-the-bible-and-other-holy-books-were-at-all-reliable-sources-of/)

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> [“Religion hurts people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silverman/religion-hurts-people/)

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