Animal suffering Quote by Sam Harris

“One of the most pernicious effects of religion is that it tends to divorce morality from the reality of human and animal suffering. Religion…

— Sam Harris

“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.”

— Arthur C. Clarke

“Religion has had the disastrous effect of placing vitally important concepts, such as morality, happiness and love, in a supernatural realm inaccessible to man’s…

— George H. Smith

“Religion can endanger the life of the pious individual, as well as the lives of others.”

— Richard Dawkins

“Religion hurts people.”

— David Silverman

“Religion provides the solace for the turmoil that it creates.”

— Byron Danelius

“Always beware of turning religion into metaphysics: Morality is its essence.”

— Voltaire

“The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.”

— Georgia Harkness

“Religion and morality do not go hand in hand. In fact, they are at the opposite ends of the philosophical spectrum.”

— Al Stefanelli

“The essence of religion remains love and kindness, yet it has been the biggest cause of hatred and violence.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But…

— Steven Weinberg

“One of the very many connections between religious belief an the sinister, spoiled, selfish childhood of our species is the repressed desire to see…

— Christopher Hitchens