In Wilson's scale of evaluations breakfast rated just after life itself and ahead of the chance of immortality.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics.

Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.

Logic is a feeble reed, friend.

One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast.

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.

History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.