39 Quotes About Religious Belief

The more we learn about the world, the more we realize that some things just don’t make sense. Even our own bodies are far from perfect. But what if there were something beyond this world? Something beyond us, beyond our knowledge? Is it possible that there is more to life than what we can see with our eyes? These religious quotes reveal the deep secrets behind the universe and the unfathomable nature of God.

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Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply an admission of the obvious. In fact, 'atheism' is a term that should not even exist. No one needs to identify himself as a 'non-astrologer' or a 'non-alchemist.' We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs. . Sam Harris
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until...
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Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in. Carl R White
Step out on faith and walk into your purpose.
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Step out on faith and walk into your purpose. Germany Kent
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Other than the substantial physiological impact of prayer/meditation, there is another much simpler mind-body intervention that helps all religious and spiritual individuals in all walks of life, regardless of whether they pray regularly or not. It is commonly known as faith. Abhijit Naskar
I have always thought that if women's hair posed so...
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I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald. Marjane Satrapi
Whether a religion is of peace or violence should be...
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Whether a religion is of peace or violence should be defined by the actions of its people, not by some books. Abhijit Naskar
Indoctrination is dangerous.
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Indoctrination is dangerous. Abhijit Naskar
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Historical experiences of this absolute godliness gave rise to all the scriptures in the world. Hence, the scriptures themselves don’t account for the actual globally prevalent psychological element of faith or divinity in the human society. Faith is a crucial evolutionary trait of the human mind, selected by Mother Nature as an internal coping- mechanism. Abhijit Naskar
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When you move to a new environment with cultural and social characteristics different from your own, it is only logical, that you loosen some of the knots of your religious doctrines, to embrace the new and vivid environment as much as you wish to be embraced by the environment. Abhijit Naskar
Human brain is structured to avoid any kind of refutation...
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Human brain is structured to avoid any kind of refutation of one's religious beliefs. Abhijit Naskar
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Religious literature from all around the world have an abundance of philosophical teachings as well, which in fact, prove quite helpful to humanity. But a rational human being must examine every single word from the scriptures before accepting it. Otherwise, it would only lead to religious bulimia, which in turn would bring chaos down on earth. Abhijit Naskar
Do not get down on your knees to pray just...
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Do not get down on your knees to pray just to show God that you always remember him. Instead stay on your feet, and always do as he would do in place of him. Suzy Kassem
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From a medical standpoint, the third and the most probable explanation is that Jesus was indeed dead, and what his disciples experienced were mere hallucinations evoked by the grief over the loss of their beloved teacher. It is clinically known as “Post-Bereavement Hallucinations Experiences” or PBHE. Abhijit Naskar
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Peace and love, that's what we all need. Jonathan Anthony Burkett
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Plenty are the tastes and plenty are the paths. Abhijit Naskar
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Never trust books on the question of whether or not to trust your rational thinking. Trust your rational thinking on the question of whether or not to trust the books. Abhijit Naskar
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No book on this planet can give you the description of terms like religion, spirituality, divinity unless you discover it within the realm of your own mind. Abhijit Naskar
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Giving is the only way to receive more. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Everyone’s life is an evolution of emotions, spirit and beliefs. The storyline changes, plots thicken, main characters mature and new spiritual journeys begin. This is true of inspirational authors. Their books represent only the stages of their life. New triumphs of the soul have yet to be written! Shannon L. Alder
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Any thought sequence that minimizes anxiety would get reinforced over time. The sequence would be maintained during the person’s development and would be provoked in contexts where refutation of the belief might occur. So, any kind of refutation of a person’s religious beliefs makes the beliefs only stronger. Abhijit Naskar
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Interesting Avil, the priests and the acolytes of the various religions and temples of Torea build their whole lives on a lie. At first, as children they believe it. Maybe as they grow older and more wise they see the absurdness of their beliefs, but by that time they have invested time and emotional energy into those beliefs, then seeing them crumble and fall apart would be too hard for them to bear. So the protect the lie, they shore it up with more lies and they ebb out their short lives, knowing what they preach is untrue, but preaching it all the same.. Almost as if preaching it hard enough will make it true.. Are they trying to convince their congregation? Or themselves? You are wiser than you look Avil. Martyn Stanley
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Why do women waste their time trying to convince their insecure family members and girlfriends that they are beautiful? Self esteem is not a beauty cream that you can rub all over them and see instant results. Instead, convince them they are not stupid. Every intelligent woman knows outward beauty is a nip, tuck, chemical peel or diet away. If you don't like it, fix it. Shannon L. Alder
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Through the sacred verses filled with violence and self-righteousness, the minds of the angry individuals find a way to get rid of all their misery. At that unstable state of consciousness, they are drawn to the description of the Holy War. They visualize a glimmer of hope. They feel absolutely immersed in it. Finally when they emerge as holy warriors, they are no longer humans, from the emotional perspective. They emerge as wild beasts, neurologically almost unable to feel human emotions, like empathy, love, kindness and compassion. Consequently the whole world faces the wrath of the most primitive of all human elements in the name of God’s judgment. . Abhijit Naskar
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God shall supply my every need. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Non-professionals can also misrepresent the personal characteristics, religious beliefs, and appearance, of these therapists, can name-call and otherwise mock them, and can attribute false agendas to them, such as assigning religious motives to secular therapists working with ritual abuse or mind control survivors. For example, there is little to prevent someone from claiming on his or her own website that a psychotherapist is a fundamentalist Christian zealot at war with Satan, when that therapist might be an atheist, Jew, Buddhist, etc., who places no stock in the existence of Satan. But such a claim, when spoken as if it is fact, accomplishes its intended purpose of maligning that therapist."- Common Forms of Misinformation and Tactics of Disinformation about Psychotherapy for Trauma Originating in Ritual Abuse and Mind Control (2012) . Ellen P. Lacter
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No book dropped from "up there". If it did, you say, then something is screwed up somewhere between your neck, and the top of your head. Fakeer Ishavardas
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The entire idea of sin, is based on books of the dead people. It is a sociological invention founded on textual fanaticism. Abhijit Naskar
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The 'Big Bang' idea of pseudo armchair pundits, too is as much a theory as a human-like big buffoon, that your so-called 'holy' books call god. Fakeer Ishavardas
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If your holy book makes you hate, you're reading the wrong shit, mate. Fakeer Ishavardas
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No human being should be maltreated under any circumstances. We are all wonderful creation of God. May we affectionately love one another. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Lord I am willing to walk with you, take my hand. Lailah Gifty Akita
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A Christian sits in his or her well and thinks that the whole world is his or her well. The Jew sits in his or her little well and thinks that it is the whole world. A Muslim sits cooped up in his or her tiny well and believes it to be the whole universe. The same goes for a Hindu and all others. Abhijit Naskar
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Real religion begins where the tiny cocoons of belief systems end. Abhijit Naskar
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If to a person religion means reading books and obeying every single word from it without the slightest bit of reasoning, then such perception would only bring destruction upon the person and the world. Also there are people who use the words from those books to justify their own filthy actions. Let’s take a conservative Muslim, for example. Say, the conservative Muslim male Homo sapiens (I won’t call such creature a human, regardless of the religion, since his action here shows no sign of humanity) is found to be beating his wife. Now, if someone says to him “this is wrong”, he would naturally reply, “this is a divine thing to do, my book says so”. Now, if a Christian says “my book is older, so you should stop obeying your book and start obeying mine”, there will come the Buddhist, and say, “my book is much older still, obey mine”. Then will come the Jew, and say, “my book is even older, so just follow mine”. And in the end will come the Hindu and say “my books are the oldest of all, obey them”. Therefore referring to books will only make a mess of the human race and tear the species into pieces. Abhijit Naskar
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The frog in the well knows nothing more grand than its own tiny well. Abhijit Naskar
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It's kind of spooky when you are caught talking to God everybody thinks you're nuts. They used to call you a prophet. Paul Zindel
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That's what gets converts these days, " Baron said. "It's a buyers' market in apocalypse. What's hot in heresy's Armageddon. Unknown
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Men do recognise at last that a supernatural Religion involves an absolute authority, and that Private Judgment in matters of faith is nothing else than the beginning of disintegration. Robert Hugh Benson