“Religious faith is the one species of human ignorance that will not admit of even the possibility of correction.”
“While religious faith is the one species of human ignorance that will not admit of even the possibility of correction, it is still sheltered from criticism in every corner of our culture.”
“It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious people give one another to keep believing when reasons fail.”
“To prove religious faith by human reason is rationalistic claptrap.”
“I think most religious people experience just as much doubt as they do faith; they just don’t admit it. (13)”
“The selective voluntary blindness of human beings allows them to ignore the moral consequences of their choices. It has been one of the species' most valuable traits, in terms of the survival of any particular human community.”