Atheism Quote by Culbert Olson

“also review the general history of religion and how we saw a rapid acceleration of intellectual and social human progress only after religion’s influence…

— Alan Jeskin

Religion is detrimental to the progress of society.

— Bill Maher

“If religion addresses a genuine sphere of understanding and human necessity, then it should be susceptible to progress; its doctrines should become more useful,…

— Sam Harris

Natural religion supplies still all the facts which are disguised under the dogma of popular creeds. The progress of religion is steadily to its…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“religion has been the historically most widespread and effective instrumentality of legitimation.”

— Peter L. Berger

“Religion in modern society is only artificially kept together and upheld by the Church and by those Governments to whose social or private interest…

— Ármin Vámbéry

“Religiosity developed because successful religions made groups more efficient at turning resources into offspring." (including art, cathedrals, cities, earthworks, etc?)”

— Jonathan Haidt

Progress, the religion of those who have none.

— Lord Acton

The progress of religion is steadily to its identity with morals. Strength enters just as much as the moral element prevails.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson