"To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which……" — George H. Smith

"To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life."

12 Quotes by George H. Smith

George H. Smith has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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

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The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself. — Karl Barth
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Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. — Ambrose Bierce
Personally, I'm an advocate for short engagements. Long sometimes means there is a reason for it. Two years engaged and… — Emily Blunt
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I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm… — Anthony Bourdain
The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates. — Warren E. Burger
The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new… — David Cameron
The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and… — Tony Campolo
Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make… — Tori Amos
I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an… — Maya Angelou
I don't advocate senseless violence of any human being. I'm the one who's been beat down. But I will not… — Tupac Shakur

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