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Steven Weinberg Quotes: The whole history of the last thousands of years has been a history of religious persecutions and wars, pogroms, jihads, crusades. I find it all very regrettable, to say the least.
         

The whole history of the last thousands of years has been a history of religious persecutions and wars, pogroms, jihads, crusades. I find it all very regrettable, to say the least.


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All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically



I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.



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Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion, should be done and may, in fact, in the end, be our greatest contribution to civilization.



This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people from superstition

This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people from superstition



If there is a God that has special plans for humans, then He has taken very great pains to hide His concern for us. To me it would seem impolite if not impious to bother such a God with our prayers.

If there is a God that has special plans for humans, then He has taken very great pains to hide His concern for us. To me it would seem impolite if not impious to bother such a God with our prayers.



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For good people to do evil things, it takes religion.





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