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title: "3 Taught Religious Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Faith is an evil precisely because it requires no justification and brooks no argument. Teaching children that unquestioned faith is a virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/faith-is-an-evil-precisely-because-it-requires-no-justification-and/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-toynbee/there-is-all-the-difference-in-the-world-between-teaching-children/)

[Polly Toynbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-toynbee/)

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> [“If children were taught to question and think through their beliefs, instead of being taught the superior virtue of faith without question,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/if-children-were-taught-to-question-and-think-through-their-beliefs-2/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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