"Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor……" — George H. Smith
"Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor can it eradicate the various sources of pleasure. What it can do, however, and what it has been extremely effective in accomplishing, is to inculcate guilt in connection with pleasure. The pursuit of pleasure, when accompanied by guilt, becomes a means of perpetuating chronic guilt, and this serves to reinforce one's dependence on God."
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George H. Smith
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12 Quotes by George H. Smith
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I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being,…
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The theist must present an intelligible description of god. Until he does so, god makes no more sense than unie;…
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The belief in eternal torment, still subscribed to by fundamentalist Christian denominations, undoubtedly ranks as the most vicious and reprehensible…
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It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any…
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Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce…
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Reason is not one tool of thought among many, it is the entire toolbox. To advocate that reason be discarded…
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I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as…
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To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life.
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It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless…
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If acorns start growing into theologians, or if women begin turning into pillars of salt, then we may wish to…
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It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear…
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