Agents Quote by Daniel Dennett

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

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

A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general…

— Clifford Geertz

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

— John Henrik Clarke

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 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 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 may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown.

— Frances Wright

Religion is a set of social and political institutions and spirituality is a private pursuit which may or may not take place in a…

— D. Patrick Miller

Organized belief in spirituality - that's what a religion is.

— Mario Cuomo

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