“Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.”

“Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.”

“The fear of God is one of the most extreme expressions of cowardice.”

“If thou really believe in one God,irrationality is subset of thou logic.”

“The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.”

“Sanity is not about confrontation. It’s about filtering. Having a stable and happy life is about saying “no” to crazy people, not about inviting them in and then hoping that confrontations are going to make them sane.”