Ancient Quote by Upton Sinclair

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

— Camille Paglia

“We humans have a natural tendency to search for solutions and irrational explanations as soon as we are confronted with fear. Since the dawn…

— Manuel Lempereur

The first ideas of religion arose, not from contemplation of the works of nature, but from a concern with regard to the events of…

— David Hume

Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear.

— Bertrand Russell

Religion is a byproduct of fear,

— Arthur C. Clarke

The only religion that ought to be taught is the religion of fearlessness. Either in this world or in the world of religion, it…

— Swami Vivekananda

Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty,…

— Bertrand Russell

“Undoubtedly the most important source of religion is fear; this can be seen in the present day, since anything that causes alarm is apt…

— Bertrand Russell

As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to wit, that…

— David Hume

In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits,…

— Paul Harris

For out of fear and need each religion is born, creeping into existence on the byways or reason.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Religion comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody - not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that all matter was made from…

— Christopher Hitchens