Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not but superstition dismounts all these, and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men...the master of superstition is the people and arguments are fitted to practice, in a reverse order.
quote by Francis Bacon
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Atheism Is Not...
people who do not
happen to profess
to or believe in the truth
of the true Christian faith
people who do not
happen to profess
to or believe in the truth
of Islam Hinduism Buddhism
people who do not
believe there is a God or gods
people who have no religion
people who have no religious beliefs
atheism is not a religion
atheism is not an ideology
atheism is not a philosophy
atheism is not a belief system
atheism is not a creed
atheism is not a world view
atheism is simply not believing
God gave freedom of choice
Atheists have made their choice
their choice is a God given right
their God given right to choose
let each leave others in blessed peace
poem by Terence George Craddock
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The superstition defined
To believe in God is not superstition.
To belief God is superstition.
To believe that your penance and sacrifice
Would bring you fortune or relief
And that you are rescued is superstition.
29.01.2007
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
quote by Francis Bacon
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A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth man's minds about to religion.
quote by Francis Bacon
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To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.
quote by William Ralph Inge
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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
quote by Edmund Burke
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The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe that science has left atheism as the only respectable intellectual stance.
quote by Robert Bork
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The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
quote by George Herbert
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Superstition? Who can define the boundary line between the superstition of yesterday and the scientific fact of tomorrow?
quote by Garrett Fort
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Measles
Superstition
And superstition
Aggravate situation.
And measles
Claimed four.
Take clean pure
Water air
Involve yourself
Get relief and
Enjoy that is yours.
poem by Gajanan Mishra
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Superstition
Written by: stevie wonder
Very superstitious
Writing's on the wall
Very superstitious
Ladder's about to fall
Thirteen-month-old baby
Broke the looking glass
Seven years of bad luck
Good things in your past
If you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Very superstitious
Wash your face and hands
Rid me of the problems
Do all that you can
Keep me in a daydream
Keep me going strong
You don't want to save me
Sad is my song
If you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Very superstitious
Nothing more to say
Very superstitious
Devil's on his way
Thirteen-month-old baby
Broke the looking glass
Seven years of bad luck
Good things in your past
If you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Superstition ain't the way...
Superstition ain't the way...
song performed by by Lenny Kravitz
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In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable.
Some People Can Fall In and Out of It
I need more than superstition,
To remove suspicions I have of love.
I feel as if,
I have been sentenced as a convict.
And I did nothing but wish to want to know love.
Some people can fall in and out of it.
THAT...
I just don't get!
Others need to know value and substance.
As if to become inducted into some hall of fame.
Either because of a name change,
Or a brain induced by temporary insanity.
And love does that.
The thought of it can make one crazed,
While possessed with excessive obsessed delusion.
Experiencing the depths of it can make one sick.
Especially when suggested remedies are not acceptable.
Like patience, virtue and loyalty.
Terms outdated but some say they work!
I need more than superstition,
To remove suspicions I have of love.
I just don't buy into this forever after stuff.
The minds of the people are just too corrupt today.
I feel as if,
I have been sentenced as a convict.
And I did nothing but wish to want to know love.
With the hope to explore the significance of it.
That's all.
Some people can fall in and out of it.
THAT...
I just don't get!
My mind, heart and soul has to be in the mix!
For me to feel it is legit.
I have been left feeling empty.
But no longer will I give my heart to someone,
Who returns to me an ice cold attitude.
Because I might be in the mood!
And they are plotting to remove me from their agenda.
I've been trained to recognize traps like that!
But love...
Is like playing Blackjack or shooting craps.
What a risk to gamble away like that!
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.
quote by Dennis Prager
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We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.
Criticism alone can sever the root of materialism, fatalism, atheism, free-thinking, fanaticism, and superstition, which can be injurious universally; as well as of idealism and skepticism, which are dangerous chiefly to the Schools, and hardly allow of being handed on to the public.
Immanuel Kant in Critique of Pure Reason
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Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.
quote by Joseph Joubert
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Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.
quote by Countess of Blessington
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To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosohpy.
quote by William Ralph Inge (1920)
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Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother.