971 Quotes About Beliefs

While it is true that religious beliefs are often a source of conflict but the so-called rational thoughts are no better. The two World Wars, which killed more than 75 million people were not fought on the ground of religion but on the basis of so called rational thoughts like freedom, communism, nationalism, fascism or Nazism.

Our minds have a belief system filter that rejects or ridicules information that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

No holy book is more inspired than the other. They are all inspired according to their gods.

Anyone can write a holy book, if he feels god is calling him to do so

If we believe that god is the creator of evil, maybe there is evil also in heaven, if that is the case, we are not out of the woods yet

We all want to become more than we are, we want to live forever, that is why we hate death and create the afterlife.

Belief in God puts our life on autopilot. We know that someone up there is watching us and is in control. Losing our faith puts off the autopilot, we have to run it manually, and check if everything is alright for ourselves. No wonder religion has a wide appeal; most of us are lazy and would like a supreme being to be in charge

A spiritual realm is more obedient than a temporal one. In a spiritual realm, people obey the Supreme Being through his priests; in a temporal realm people don't obey wholeheartedly as they distrust their corrupt officials.

It's a cycle... Religion is a source of relief for those who seek to anesthetize the pain that comes from following its beliefs.