How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps Quotes

“I have provided a detailed explanation of the relationship between science and religion elsewhere (Cragun forthcoming). In short, science and religion can contradict each other, but they don’t have to. Really it is fundamentalist religion that most clearly contradicts science (Emerson and Hartman 2006), while liberal religions are typically accepting of science (Cragun 2013a). An excellent illustration of how science has completely undermined fundamentalist beliefs by contradicting literalist interpretations of scripture is the overwhelming body of evidence that contradicts the Noachian flood myth (R. A. Moore 1983).”
― Ryan T. Cragun, How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists

“In countries where the government provides extensive social welfare—health benefits, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, and retirement benefits—people tend to be less religious. Where”
― Ryan T. Cragun, How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists

“While researchers are somewhat conflicted as to why exactly people look for security and comfort when afraid, this basic response is universal: fear leads people to want security and comfort, wherever and however they can find it.”
― Ryan T. Cragun, How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists