About Quote by Sam Harris

Religion is there to say, 'Hey, you don't have to worry - there's an afterlife.'

— Peter Greenaway

Belief in heaven and hell is a big deal in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and some forms of doctrinaire Buddhism. For the rest of…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Religion is the human response to being alive and having to die.

— Anonymous

“When it comes to religion, the mind is usually fixed on God or heavenly blessings, even if it is haunted by hell; which is…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“if people believe in infinite bliss in the afterlife, they’ll be more willing to accept an appalling degree of oppression and injustice in this…

— Greta Christina

Religion is a reassurance - in fact, that's its only purpose.

— Michel Onfray

I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out that it's…

— David Eagleman

God wants us to be totally dependent on Him, and suffering seems to bring us to that point.

— Joyce Meyer

Religion's greatest "sin" lies in displacing human endeavor, thought, time, resources and efforts from this world, our only world, in order to exalt a…

— Annie Laurie Gaylor

“When it comes to religion, we have a funny habit of believing things that make us feel better about ourselves." "What do you mean?"…

— Jerome Wilde

Religion is a defense against the experience of God.

— Carl Jung

What we believe about heaven and hell is incredibly important because it exposes what we believe about who God is and what God is…

— Rob Bell