The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)

by Peter F. Hamilton

They have it because we have it; we have it because they have it. One of the oldest, and feeblest, arguments history had produced.

It is an organized form of deity worship, usually originating in primitive cultures. Most religions perceive God as male, because they all have their roots in a time prior to female emancipation — which serves to illustrate how contrived they are.

We can look at the whole concept of God and spirituality from a vantage point built on logic and physics. Under such an intensive scientific scrutiny, religion always falls.

All religions claim theirs is the true faith. In actuality, any religion is dependent solely on the strength of conviction in its followers.

People have a right to know. They are quite capable of making up their own minds, they don’t need to be protected from facts by people like you. Secrets seed oppression.”