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> Encapsulating his view on organized religion, he once stated: "The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those wi
by ubertaco 7y ago
> Encapsulating his view on organized religion, he once stated: "The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those with religion, but no brains."
Sounds like he'd fit in with your average Reddit r/atheism internet edgelord.
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- Symmetry 7y agoSure, but it's great that he could say that sort of thing publicly and not be executed. That wouldn't have been true in the Christian world at the time or a lot of the Muslim world today.
- tingol 7y agoHis philosophy relied on reason when reasoning about religion was nowhere to be found. You have to put it in context. Also, believing in religion is unreasonable even now. I don't mind people having faith in whatever they want though.