Sacredness binds people together, and then blinds them to the arbitrariness of the practice.

Jonathan Haidt
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  1. I'm not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance,... - C. Joybell C.

  2. All the beauty lies in the sacredness of the heart. - Lailah Gifty Akita

  3. The treasure of a lifetime lies in the sacredness of the heart. - Lailah Gifty Akita

  4. Even bad books are books and therefore sacred. - Anonymous

  5. You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever... - Anthon St. Maarten

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  1. The rider evolved to serve to the elephant.

  2. The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the 'American civil religion.' The president must invoke the name of God (though not Jesus), glorify America's heroes and history, quote its sacred texts (the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution), and perform...

  3. Religiosity developed because successful religions made groups more efficient at turning resources into offspring." (including art, cathedrals, cities, earthworks, etc?)

  4. The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation – a force for construction and destruction.

  5. Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason.

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