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title: "4 Religious Myths Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“We give up our backs and allow religious myths to apply the rear naked choke to our minds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-conaway/we-give-up-our-backs-and-allow-religious-myths-to-apply-the-rear/)

[Cameron Conaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-conaway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/cameron-conaway-14182_choke_we-give-up-our-backs-and-allow-religious_191999.jpg)

> [Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/myths-whether-in-written-or-visual-form-serve-a-vital-role-of-asking/)

[Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/388/michael-shermer-2567_age_myths-whether-in-written-or-visual-form_1557725.jpg)

> [India has a long tradition of reinterpreting religious myths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amish-tripathi/india-has-a-long-tradition-of-reinterpreting-religious-myths/)

[Amish Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amish-tripathi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/amish-tripathi-2348_india_india-has-a-long-tradition-of-reinterpre_2250244.png)

> [“In the religious myths, the creative will appears personified in God, and man already feels himself guilty when he assumes himself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-rank/in-the-religious-myths-the-creative-will-appears-personified-in-god/)

[Otto Rank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-rank/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/otto-rank-36344_creativity_in-the-religious-myths-the-creative-will_3057734.jpg)

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