Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.

In the forefront of science, there is not much difference between religion and science. People harbor beliefs. That's what happens when people believe something religiously.

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.

One man's cult is another man's religion.

I think people can believe in anything.

Every dogma has its day.

I say I haven't lost my religion. I've lost my ideology.

I'm not even religious, but I get fanaticism. I get the appeal of it.

I'm fascinated by the business of belief, obviously, because it's so ever present with humanity anyway. And, you know, when you have science, which constantly talks of proofs, you have religion, which constantly talks of beliefs and faith and so on.

The contents of an ideology are not sacrosanct simply because they are couched in the cloak of a religion.

We all have fundamental beliefs of one sort or another, and it is very threatening if somebody is saying they're wrong.

Doctrines like Christianity or Islam or Marxism require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions.

I hold that religion and faith are two different things.

Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.

It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught.

Religion is a mixed blessing.

I just have a sense that, you know, I'm curious about what is religion about, you know? Why do some of us still engage it? It's not because it's a set of old beliefs or old ideas. Or even, particularly, the view that this is the only true religion. Many of us no longer accept those views.

Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.

Religion is just mind control.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

Those who believe in nothing are very, very jealous and angry at those who believe in something.

My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system. And to suggest that I can somehow separate and divorce that from the rest of me is not possible.

Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.

What do we believe? Why do we believe it?