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Wendy Kaminer Quotes

The magical thinking encouraged by any belief in the supernatural, combined with the vilification of rationality and skepticism, is more conducive to conspiracy theories than it is to productive political debate Picture Quote #1

Whatever lessons we take from this dreadful attack (on the World Trade Center and Pentagon), we should never forget that it was, after all, a faith based initiative Picture Quote #1

The dissemination of pseudoscience, including such things as the fascination with near-death experiences and the growing belief by Americans -- 34 percent of them -- in reincarnation are dangerous. They help to break down the standards of reason Picture Quote #1

I don’t spend much time thinking about whether God exists. I don’t consider that a relevant question. It’s unanswerable and irrelevant to my life, so I put it in the category of things I can’t worry about Picture Quote #1

I don’t care if religious people consider me amoral because I lack their beliefs in God. I do however care deeply about efforts to turn religious beliefs into law and those efforts benefit greatly from the conviction that individually and collectively we cannot be good without God Picture Quote #1

Like heterosexuality, faith in immaterial realities is popularly considered essential to individual morality Picture Quote #1

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When the inner child finds a guardian angel, publishers are in heaven Picture Quote #1

Jargon seems to be the place where the right brain and the left brain meet Picture Quote #1

Faith is not a function of stupidity but a frequent cause of it Picture Quote #1

Only people who die very young learn all they really need to know in kindergarten Picture Quote #1

Tolerance is thin gruel compared to the rapture of absolute truths. It’s not surprising that religious people are often better protected by atheists and agnostics than each other Picture Quote #1

Under the rubric of religious freedom, we respect the right to worship differently much more than the right to worship not at all Picture Quote #1

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We don’t cut off the hands of thieves or castrate rapists. Why must we murder murderers? Picture Quote #1

In its more authoritarian forms, religion punishes questioning and rewards gullibility. Faith is not a function of stupidity, but a frequent cause of it Picture Quote #1

If all issues are personalized, we lose our capacity to entertain ideas, to generalize from our own or someone else’s experiences, to think abstractly. We substitute sentimentality for thought Picture Quote #1

Spirituality authors, who are generally forgiving of most human foibles... take a hard line on intellectualism... Skepticism they view with contempt, as the refuge of the unenlightened Picture Quote #1

For the most part, executions happen in obscurity. If people did hear about executions, if they were publicized, even televised, I fear more would enjoy them than be repelled by them Picture Quote #1

A liberal is a conservative who’s been arrested. A conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged Picture Quote #1

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Secularists are often wrongly accused of trying to purge religious ideals from public discourse. We simply want to deny them public sponsorship Picture Quote #1

Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least Picture Quote #1

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The magical thinking encouraged by any belief in the supernatural, combined with the vilification of rationality and skepticism, is more conducive to conspiracy theories than it is to productive political debate. (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Whatever lessons we take from this dreadful attack (on the World Trade Center and Pentagon), we should never forget that it was, after all, a faith based initiative. (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) The dissemination of pseudoscience, including such things as the fascination with near-death experiences and the growing belief by Americans -- 34 percent of them -- in reincarnation are dangerous. They help to break down the standards of reason (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) I don’t spend much time thinking about whether God exists. I don’t consider that a relevant question. It’s unanswerable and irrelevant to my life, so I put it in the category of things I can’t worry about (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) I don’t care if religious people consider me amoral because I lack their beliefs in God. I do however care deeply about efforts to turn religious beliefs into law and those efforts benefit greatly from the conviction that individually and collectively we cannot be good without God (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Like heterosexuality, faith in immaterial realities is popularly considered essential to individual morality (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) When the inner child finds a guardian angel, publishers are in heaven (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Jargon seems to be the place where the right brain and the left brain meet (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Faith is not a function of stupidity but a frequent cause of it (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Only people who die very young learn all they really need to know in kindergarten (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Tolerance is thin gruel compared to the rapture of absolute truths. It’s not surprising that religious people are often better protected by atheists and agnostics than each other (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Under the rubric of religious freedom, we respect the right to worship differently much more than the right to worship not at all (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) We don’t cut off the hands of thieves or castrate rapists. Why must we murder murderers? (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) In its more authoritarian forms, religion punishes questioning and rewards gullibility. Faith is not a function of stupidity, but a frequent cause of it (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) If all issues are personalized, we lose our capacity to entertain ideas, to generalize from our own or someone else’s experiences, to think abstractly. We substitute sentimentality for thought (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Spirituality authors, who are generally forgiving of most human foibles... take a hard line on intellectualism... Skepticism they view with contempt, as the refuge of the unenlightened (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) For the most part, executions happen in obscurity. If people did hear about executions, if they were publicized, even televised, I fear more would enjoy them than be repelled by them (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) A liberal is a conservative who’s been arrested. A conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Secularists are often wrongly accused of trying to purge religious ideals from public discourse. We simply want to deny them public sponsorship (Wendy Kaminer Quotes) Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least (Wendy Kaminer Quotes)