Religion Quote by Greg Egan

“Just as a heroin addict chases a substance-induced high, sex addicts are bingeing on chemicals — in this case, their own hormones.”

— Alexandra Katehakis

Sex is meant to be, if not addictive, at least a very compelling behavior.

— Joy Browne

“Science has proven that sin has the power to change us for the worse. In a healthy brain, rational thought can override impulsive behavior.…

— Toni Sorenson

Because addiction is a developmental problem, the developmental stage is important, things like employment are important, things like having a sense of purpose, meaning…

— Maia Szalavitz

“Addictive drugs convert the brain to recognize only one face of God, to thrill to only one suitor.”

— Marc Lewis

The abuse of food, alcohol, or drugs is essentially a material response to a need that isn't really physical at its foundation.. What we…

— Deepak Chopra

“WHEN GOD IS A DRUG—RELIGIOUS ADDICTION Mood alteration is an ingredient of compulsive/addictive behavior. Addiction has been described as “a pathological relationship to any…

— John Bradshaw

We take drugs because we want to feel a sense of connection, and we seek God for the same reason. The search, no matter…

— Angel Grant

People tend to link "sex and drugs" because both are condemned by society. Nevertheless, throughout the ages human beings have continually searched for more…

— Rick Doblin

Because they are human beings, addicts long for wholeness, for fulfillment, and for the final good that believers call God. Like all idolatries, addiction…

— Cornelius Plantinga

“Therefore, smokable or injectable forms of drugs have a greater danger of producing abuse or addiction. The way the brain functions and has evolved”

— Michael Kuhar

“Wherever the religious neurosis has appeared on the earth so far, we find it connected with three dangerous prescriptions as to regimen: solitude, fasting,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche