http://www.apu.fi/hyva_olo/article132182-1.html
"Faith means not wanting to know what is true."
- Nietzsche
a religious person steals something? "the devil made me do it."'I’ll also say that I write the following with some reluctance. It’s a wearying business, arguing with Creationists. Basically, it is a game of Whack-a-Mole. They make an argument, you whack it down. They make a second, you whack it down. They make a third, you whack it down. So they make the first argument again. This is why most biologists just can’t be bothered with Creationism at all, even for the fun of it. It isn’t actually any fun. Creationists just chase you round in circles. It’s boring.''
a religious person rescues a drowning child? "god worked through me."
a religious cancer patient is cured? "it was a miracle!" (forget about the dedicated doctors, nurses, surgeons, scientists, researchers, etc)
a religious person pollutes the planet? "earthly things don't matter, I'm going to a better place."
a religious person tortures animals? "god gave us dominion over them!"
and even if they do bad things, they will always be forgiven and washed of all their sins.
they are never in any position where they have to look another human being in the eye and acknowledge their own humanity in the face of another.
what they do, good or bad, is not about reality, it is about imaginary forces at play, about some grand drama being staged.
- http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzUwMDliZTQxYTJlNjUzZTQ5YTRhNGJhOTQ0NmMxMzk
''The Catholic Church is wealthier than the top five Fortune 500 companies combined. Scientology is not alone.''
- http://www.bookslut.com/features/2006_07_009358.php
''Science has learned recently that contempt and indignation are addictive mental states. I mean physically and chemically addictive. Literally! People who are self-righteous a lot are apparently doping themselves rhythmically with auto-secreted surges of dopamine, endorphins and enkephalins. Didn't you ever ask yourself why indignation feels so good?''
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