Delusion Quote by Anthony Storr

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just…

— Anthony Storr

The religions of mankind must be classed among the mass-delusions of this kind. No one, needless to say, who shares a delusion ever recognizes…

— Sigmund Freud

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.

— Robert M. Pirsig

When a person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when a number of people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.

— Lekan Wahab

When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. - Robert…

— Robert Pirsig

“We have names for people who have many beliefs for which there is no rational justification. When their beliefs are extremely common we call…

— Sam Harris

A delusion held by one person is a mental illness, held by a few is a cult, held by many is a religion.

— Robert Todd Carroll

“We have names for people who have many beliefs for which there is no rational justification. When their beliefs are extremely common we call…

— Richard Dawkins

“When one person sees or hears something that isn’t there, it’s called a delusion. When a small group of people have the same experience,…

— Anonymous

“Religious people are forced to perform mental gymnastics to reconcile real life with their delusions. When Christianity, Islam and the rest of the world…

— Al Stefanelli

Many a man is mad in certain instances, and goes through life without having it perceived. For example, a madness has seized a person…

— Samuel Johnson

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just…

— Anthony Storr