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Books - Religion & Philosophy |
" Science offers a surer road to God than does religion " Paul Davies
" I have always thought it curious that, while many scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than the clergy " Fred Hoyle
" If there is a God then He is a mathematician " Professor of Mathematical Philosophy
" Some foolish men declare that a Creator made the world. The doctrine that the world was created is ill-advised and should be rejected. If God created the world, where was He before creation? ..... " The Mahapurana, Jinasena
" God is in the details " , " The God of the Gaps " ( the default option )
" I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking but by immutable laws " Albert Einstein
" Many people find that modern science is far removed from God. I find on the contrary .... in our knowledge of physical nature we have penetrated so far that we can obtain a vision of the flawless harmony which is in conformity with sublime reason " Hermann Weyl
"
You cannot believe in
God and be a true scientist " Craig Venter,
Human
Genome Project
" God aka Nature "
" It is easier to believe in God than to understand the complexities of science / nature " - the default option
" God exists only in the mind of the believer " - God of the Mystics
" No doubt our ancestors required some rational skills to survive but.... the human brain evolved more as a religious than a rational organ ... Rational science is a minority interest... It is likely therefore that the first human brains evolved to impose symbolic meaning on the external world and the scientific virus later infected a minority of their descendants where it now flourishes in nerve circuits that originally evolved to carry other ideas." Nicholas Humphrey
" God - a projected fantasy, a construct / figment of the imagination "
" Religion - an outmoded superstition "
" The opiate of the masses is religion " Karl Marx
" Religion - The Root of All Evil " Richard Dawkins
"
The
assertion that God created man in his own image is a ticking time bomb
in the foundations of Christianity.
As
the hierarchy of the universe is disclosed, we will have to
face
the fact that if there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they
cannot be very important gods " Arthur
C.Clarke
" Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the ethic of scientific co-operation in place of the old fierce doctrines of sin and punishment. It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age ; but if so, it will be necessary to slay the dragon that guards the door; and this dragon is religion. " Bertrand Russel
" Our ideas of God and soul are false and empty. Though highly developed as theories, they are all the same extremely subtle mental projections, garbled in an intricate metaphysical and philosophical phraseology. These ideas are so deep-rooted in man, and so near and dear to him, that he does not wish to hear, nor does he want to understand, any teaching against them." Gautama Buddha
" Do not do unto others as you would not have done unto you " The Golden Rule, Gautama Buddha
"To accept a doctrine on somebody else's authority is an abdication of personal responsibility " Gautama Buddha
"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology: it covers both the natural and spiritual and it is based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things; natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity." Albert Einstein
"Only religion claims to deliver certainty - faith alone is immune from doubt but few believers are troubled that different religions offer different answers " Luigi Cavalli-Sforza
"The choice of religion is not surprising, a child's religion is chosen by parents at an age when the child cannot express preferences " Luigi Cavalli-Sforza
"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion" Robert M.Pirsig
" Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful " Seneca the Younger
" Avidya ( ignorance ) is the source of our unhappiness and Vidya ( wisdom ) and Bodhi ( enlightenment ) are our salvation " Hinduism / Buddhism
- Synopsis:
Richard Dawkins was recently voted one of the world's top three intellectuals (alongside Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky) by "Prospect" magazine. As the author of many, now famous, classic works on science and philosophy, he has always asserted the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm it has inflicted on society. He now turns his fierce intellect exclusively on this subject, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. Dawkins attacks God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed, cruel tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign, but still illogical, Celestial Watchmaker favoured by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. In "The God Delusion" Dawkins presents a hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types and does so in the lucid, witty and powerful language for which he is renowned. It is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.
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