“I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them”
Voltaire
“The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition”
George Herbert
“There is superstition in avoiding superstitions”
Francis Bacon Sr.
“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
“Science built the Academy, superstition the inquisition”
Robert Green Ingersoll
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”
Helen Keller
