Authority Quote by Noam Chomsky

Environmentalism, apocalyptic environmentalism in particular, has become the dominant religion of supposedly secular people in the West.

— Michael Shellenberger

Religious fanaticism has clearly produced, and in all probability will continue to produce, enormous amounts of bickering, fighting, violence, bloodshed, homicide, feuds, wars, and…

— Albert Ellis

“A historic transition is occurring, barely noticed. Slowly, quietly, imperceptibly, religion is shriveling in America, as it has done in Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan…

— James A. Haught

Fanaticism is at its very strongest when it has political or, better still, religious motivation.

— Douglas Murray

Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion

— Voltaire

It has been convincingly demonstrated that countries where there are high rates of poverty, or high rates of economic inequality, are the countries with…

— Richard Dawkins

Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as none at all, but not quite.

— Will Rogers

Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.

— Jonathan Sacks

I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration and freedom of religion, it [fanaticism] could have arisen to the height…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Religious fanaticism is not the only clear and present danger in our world. The greatest dangers confronting human kind are still those ancient enemies…

— Tina Beattie

Over the centuries, religion has become institutionalized, and in the process encrusted with elaborate hierarchies, top-heavy bureaucracies, highly specialized roles and reflexive routines.

— Gary Hamel

Fanaticism exists in every religion, whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim.

— Farah Diba