Religion

I have never been able to soothe myself with the sugary delusions of religion; for these things stand convicted of the utmost absurdity in light of modern scientific knowledge. - H. P. Lovecraft

For the neo-conservatives, religion is an instrument of promoting morality. Religion becomes what Plato called a ‘noble lie’. It is a myth which is told to the majority of the society by the philosophical elite in order to ensure social order. - Michael Lind

I am fascinated by religion. (That's a completely different thing from believing in it!) It has had such an incalculably huge effect on human affairs. What is it? What does it represent? Why have we invented it? How does it keep going? What will become of it? I love to keep poking and prodding at it. I've thought about it so much over the years that that fascination is bound to spill over into my writing. - Douglas Adams