Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain

Superstition is ... religion which is incongruous with intelligence.

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

Science keeps down the weed of superstition not by logic, but by rendering the mental soil unfit for its cultivation

The world, we are told, was made especially for man — a presumption not supported by all the facts.