Auras Quote by Clifford Geertz

Religion is (a) a pre-scientific system of explanation and technology; (b) a source of meaning, direction and emotional expression in life; (c) a means…

— Max More

...for limited purposes only, let me define religion as a set of symbolic forms and acts which relate man to the ultimate conditions of…

— Robert Neelly Bellah

RELIGION: A set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated by methods which…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is the human attitude towards a sacred order that includes within it all being-human or otherwise-i.e., belief in a cosmos, the meaning of…

— Peter L. Berger

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of life, going beyond or contrary to evidence, and inculcated…

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed…

— John Henrik Clarke

“Religion can thus be defined as a system of human norms and values that is founded on a belief in a superhuman order. This…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world which we have…

— Sigmund Freud

Religion is a belief in supernatural entities or forces that have an effect on the natural world - A belief in forces that are…

— Greta Christina

Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge.

— Herbert Spencer

Religion comes from the word 're' or again and 'ligare' meaning to bind or tie back. The purpose of religion is to unite the…

— Alex Grey