“Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.”
Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington
“No sooner had Jesus knocked over the dragon of superstition then Paul boldly set it on its legs again in the name of Jesus”
George Bernard Shaw
“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother”
Voltaire
“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
Bertrand Russell
“The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They befog the people and keep them in an eternal condition of stupefaction”
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.”
Pope John Paul II
“Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition”
Paul Keller
