Arguing Quote by Mary Douglas

It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different…

— Huston Smith

There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.

— Aga Khan IV

I do believe that the future of civilization belongs to those who would lay emphasis on working together instead of talking about clash of…

— Manmohan Singh

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the…

— Herbert Read

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in…

— Richard M. Nixon

“Human history’s the most funny and yet the most tragic discovery will be the discovery of the religious people that all religions are man-made!…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

For a time it seemed inevitable that the surging tide of agnosticism and materialism would sweep all before it. There were those who did…

— Swami Vivekananda

The next great task of science is to create a religion for humanity.

— John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

— Frank Herbert

“Religion raises the stakes of human conflict much higher than tribalism, racism, or politics ever can, as it is the only form of in-group/out-group…

— Sam Harris

The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization…

— Madame de Stael