Richard Dawkins Quotes

It cannot be wisdom to assert the truth of one faith.

The three religions because I wanted to discuss faith, not organized religion, so wanted to relativize organized religion by having Pi practice three. I would have like PI to be a Jew, too, to practice Judaism, but there are two religions that are explicitly incompatible: Christianity and Judaism. Where one begins, the other ends, according to Christians, and where one endures, the other strays, according to Jews.

Each religion necessarily contradicts every other religion, and probably contradicts itself. Religions, like languages, are necessary rivals. What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak.

Anyone with sincere religious beliefs cannot say that all religions are true. That is so illogical it is pathetic. All religion cannot be true because some of them are so diametrically opposed to each other.

I lead a multi-faith life.

Knowledge about religions is not only characteristic of an educated person, but is also absolutely necessary for understanding and living in a world of diversity.

In my cabinet at the present moment there sit side by side Catholic and Protestant, Christian and Jew.

We do live in a plural [religious] world whether we like it or not.

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration but we accept all religions as true.

Catholics and Protestants remained faithful to their religions, but stopped thinking of them in zero-sum terms and gradually embraced the separation between church and state.

You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed - that has nothing to do with the business of the State.

There is not sufficient religion in the world merely to put an end to the number of religions.

I love to believe that there's one god but there's many different religions so there's just the question of which long distance company you pick.

If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the religions of the whole world is simply one huge mistake.

If all creeds are equally true, then since they are contradictory to one another, they are all equally false, or at least equally uncertain.

We may think all religions beneficial, and believe of one alone that it is true.

Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong.

I came to the conclusion long ago . . . that all religions were true, and also that all had some error in them.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.

I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.

If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.

My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything.

There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does.

America's freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, secular humanism, agnosticism and atheism among others.

While few religious leaders and scholars would doubt the commonalities that exist among the various religious groups, the followers of these religions unfortunately struggle in their effort to peacefully coexist.