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Religion Quotes by Thomas Huxley
- . . . I fail to find a trace [in Protestantism] of any desire to set reason free. The most that can be discovered is…
- True science and true religion are twin sisters, and the separation of either from the other is sure to prove the death of both. Science…
- Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!
- Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.
- I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth.
- It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is…
- Skepticism is the highest duty and blind faith the one unpardonable sin.
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- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
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