Faith Quote by Scott Atran

“Religious beliefs are sometimes based not on testimony by others but on religious experiences of the believer.”

— Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.

— Allen Tate

“The great trouble with religion - any religion - is that a religionist, having accepted certain propositions by faith, cannot thereafter judge those propositions…

— Anonymous

“Religious experiences also occur only when emotions run high and only to those who were predisposed to believe.”

— Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Of course, even the general designation 'religious' includes various basic ideas or convictions, for example, the indestructibility of the soul, the eternity of its…

— Adolf Hitler

A kernel of truth lurks at the heart of religion, because spiritual experience, ethical behavior, and strong communities are essential for human happiness. And…

— Sam Harris

Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people.

— Ernest Renan

I have never doubted that religious phenomena are only to be understood on the pattern of the individual neurotic symptoms familiar to us.

— Sigmund Freud

“Religion does not strengthen the believer. Without a healthy skepticism and honed skills in critical thought and analysis, believers wander through a jungle of…

— Al Stefanelli

Religion gives you a sense of certainty. It makes you feel that you have the right answers to really big questions and that youve…

— James Heckman

“Religion is the record of spiritual events. Through the repetition of past occurrences religion can give us a close approximation of the event itself,…

— Ashavan

Religion is a conceited effort to deny the most obvious realities.

— H. L. Mencken