Quote by Richard Dawkins

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable tr

Summary

This quote suggests that religion involves the process of transforming unverified beliefs into absolute truths through the influence of institutions and the duration of its existence. Religion establishes a sense of certainty and conviction by creating systems and organizations that support and perpetuate these beliefs over time. It indicates that the power of religious institutions and the persistence of these beliefs play a significant role in solidifying and upholding religious truths within societies.

Topics

Time Truth Power Religion

By Richard Dawkins

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

My invitation to you is to begin living every moment as thou

My invitation to you is to begin living every moment as though you are miraculous and deserve to live an extraordinary life. Fake it if you must and keep faking it until its real to you. The gift you will be giving yourself is a lifelong journey of discovery, one that is infinite and infinitely rewarding. Begin the journey. Today. This moment. Now.

Life Learning Understanding Doingyourbest Inspiration

If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.

If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.

War

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

Robert Benchley

Death

Today there are no more irreconcilable enmities, because the

Today there are no more irreconcilable enmities, because there are no more disinterested emotions: that's a good thing born from a bad thing.

Emotions

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nature

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the futur

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Future

Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, that found me po

Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, that found me poor at first, and keep me so.

Oliver Goldsmith

Drugs

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

Leadership

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whe

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.

Love People

Why can't these American women stay in their own country? Th

Why can't these American women stay in their own country? They are always telling us that it is the paradise for women.It is. That is the reason why, like Eve, they are so excessively anxious to get out of it.

Humor Funny Women Paradise Sarcasm Escape American Women Eve

To be a saint is the exception to be upright is the rule. Er

To be a saint is the exception to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa, Ah, only one da

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa, Ah, only one day away from your arms; I hate to do this to you but I love somebody new, what can I do? And I can never, never, never... go home again.

Love Home