Body Quote by Darrel Ray

Simply disabling specific critical thinking skills is all that is necessary for the god virus [to take control of a person].

— Darrel Ray

“Deprivation or overstimulation, combined with fear and peer pressure, are the conversion tools of many religions. A loud Pentecostal service, an Evangelical revival, a…

— Darrel Ray

We acquire both the language and religious concepts from our immediate culture – at the same time. A child cannot discriminate between useful survival…

— Darrel Ray

“What did you know about sex before you started engaging in intercourse? That is rhe level of knowledge a priest has unless he is…

— Darrel Ray

Islam has some of the best defenses against other god viruses and has the potential to be more parasitically aggressive when consolidating political power…

— Darrel Ray

Religion has the capacity to silence critical thinking and create blindness in entire groups of people. It can infect the minds of followers so…

— Darrel Ray

“Religion is evolving to survive but is losing the battle in many regions, largely because of the Internet. Sexual information is far more available…

— Darrel Ray

Education is the key to perpetuation of the [god] virus for the Taliban, Baptist or Catholic. If the virus cannot control public education, it…

— Darrel Ray

“the more educated and financially successful, the less religious a person is likely to be.”

— Darrel Ray

“It is not very romantic, but reality is a better basis for building a relationship than fantasizing about a soul mate or counting on…

— Darrel Ray

The lancet fluke (Dicrocoelium) infects the brain of ants by taking control and driving them to climb to the top of a blade of…

— Darrel Ray

“The abstinence-only programs and reclaimed-virginity movement make men and women ashamed of being sexual creatures before or outside of marriage.”

— Darrel Ray