History Quote by Georgia Harkness

Religion is simply one of a multitude of factors - economic political, cultural, social, tribal, racial - which shape and drive human action and…

— Mehdi Hasan

“History does not record anywhere a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up…

— Robert Heinlein

Religion and Science are two aspects of social life, of which the former has been important as far back as we know anything of…

— Bertrand Russell

To talk about religion except in terms of human psychology is an irrelevance.

— Aldous Huxley

Religion isn't best understood primarily as a collection of beliefs held by backward people with fear and trembling for most of human history (religion…

— David Dark

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

— Peter L. Berger

“I think the world will be a better place when science has swept all religions into the dustbin of history. What is religion but…

— Mary Doria Russell

Religion is the most inflammatory enemy-labelling device in history.

— Richard Dawkins

The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.

— Arnold J. Toynbee

Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people.

— Siddharth Katragadda

Religion has what is EASILY the greatest bullshit story of all time.

— George Carlin

One must state it plainly. Religion comes from the period of human pre-history where nobody - not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that…

— Christopher Hitchens