Religion in itself is not evil, just ignorant, superstitious and patronizing, acting upon your religious beliefs to harm someone is what makes it evil.
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Related Racism in itself is not evil, just ignorant and offensive, acting upon your racist beliefs to harm s... CARL WHITE Knowledge is power. Power to do evil...or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge i... VERONICA ROTH The naked man had lost hope now; he would never be able to return to the earth's surface;he would ne... ITALO CALVINO When the will abandons what is above itself and turns to what is lower, it becomes evil -- not becau... ST. AUGUSTINE It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN Best to live and love by the maxim that 'silence in the face of evil is evil itself', but when it's ... CRISS JAMI It is not the evil itself which is horrifying about our times – it is the way we not only tolerate... GEORGE LINCOLN ROCKWELL It is not the evil itself which is horrifying about our times it is the way we not only tolerate ... GEORGE LINCOLN ROCKWELL The worst evil is that most subtle evil. It is the evil that is merely 'base' which is more evil tha... CRISS JAMI Wishing evil upon our enemies will not harm them. It will only harm the ill-wisher. It's like puttin... JOHN B. BEJO What makes people happy is activity; changing evil itself into good by power, working in a God like ... JOHANN VON GOETHE Lord Manu had said it's not people who are evil. True evil exists beyond them. It attracts people. I... AMISH TRIPATHI Evil is appealing, evil is attractive, evil is stylish. However, evil is still evil and it deserves ... LAKSHYA BHARADWAJ If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than... DENNIS PRAGER Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, env... GAUTAMA BUDDHA What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil: env... BUDDHA I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER As the culture war is about irreconcilable beliefs about God and man, right and wrong, good and evil... PAT BUCHANAN Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and ... STEVEN WEINBERG If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse ... DENNIS PRAGER Good wins in the end because evil is a self-destructive, cannibalistic force that Inevitably engorge... KEN POIROT Money is neither good nor evil,but good men makes money good & evil men makes money evil. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Religion is for humans only, Animals are not that evil. IFTIKHAR SHAHID If the myth of pure evil is that evil is committed with the intention of causing harm and an absence... STEVEN PINKER Triviality is evil - triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself t... THEODOR W. ADORNO To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life. D.H. LAWRENCE Your enemy is not the one who harms you, but the one who makes you evil. VIKRANT PARSAI No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ult... JOHN CONNOLLY Your eyes should not seek evil sights; your ears should not seek evil tales; your tongue should not ... ATHARVA VEDA Scientology is not a white religion. It is not just for white people. DOUG E. FRESH All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil. JEREMY BENTHAM Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is. MICHAEL KEATON Integrity is doing what is right. Ethics is doing what is right for a society. The philosophy of eth... DEBASISH MRIDHA New technology is not good or evil in and of itself. It's all about how people choose to use it. DAVID WONG True evil is unlikely to receive an invitation from us, so it clothes itself in just enough truth to... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Evil cannot be "treated" -- nor should it be. Evil has to [be] confronted and destroyed and it matte... BILL O'REILLY With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil th... STEVEN WEINBERG How much more suffering is caused by the thought of death than by death itself. WILL DURANT He sees it as a battle between good and evil. He sees it as the evil being the acts of individuals, ... PETER PACE In this life evil men always wrought evil aided with the religious light called conscience. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Evil is neither suffering nor sin; it is both at the same time, it is something common to them both.... SIMONE WEIL When evil acts in the world it always manages to find instruments who believe that what they do is n... MAX LERNER The New Atheists believe that science replaces the claims about the world that religion makes — an... MICHAEL RUSE Evil does not happen by itself SUNDAY ADELAJA There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evil-doer ROBERT LYND There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evil-doer. ROBERT STAUGHTON LYND You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return... LOUIS FARRAKHAN If there is anything worse than evil, it is nothingness. At least evil has a form, and a voice, and ... JOHN CONNOLLY No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ult... JOHN CONNOLLY You get to the point where you're like, 'I'm just doing me, and if people don't like... BEBE REXHA There is evil in everyone. The first step toward loving someone else is to recognize that evil in yo... VERONICA ROTH Your intentions will be good. Without consideration and forethought, however, your actions could sti... MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE It is what it is, and it ain't nothin' else... Everything is clearly, openly, plainly delive... DAN FLAVIN With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i... STEVEN STRAIT Ques eso? Queso? NOLAN J. VANDER HAAGEN The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is re... EMILY CARR We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad? MADAME DOROTHE DELUZY We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad? MADAME DOROTHéE DELUZY We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?. MADAME DOROTHé DELUZY We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad? DOROTHE DELUZY Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good ar... BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner. HESIOD So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds. LUCRETIUS Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil MAHATMA GANDHI It's just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you t... JANE WIEDLIN What if — is more complicated than that? What if maybe opposite is true as well? Because, if bad c... DONNA TARTT See the world for what it is. BEAUTIFUL! ANTHONY T. HINCKS Only humans think death is evil. But it is nature. Evil exist's only in life. There is much good and... ISOBELLE CARMODY Not at all," persisted Chalmers, unaware that Shea was trying to shush him. "The people of the count... L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good peopl... STEVEN WEINBERG Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmute... MENCIUS It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly st... ROBERT JORDAN If you say there is no such thing as morality in absolute terms, then child abuse is not evil, it ju... REBECCA MANLEY PIPPERT Be the good in others, and you will see the good in others. Be the evil in others and you will see t... PHILIP T. M. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are. All we... PHILIP PULLMAN I am not sure how evil religion by nature is, but I have no doubt of its stupidity and insanity in p... M.F. MOONZAJER I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, 'This isn't true!' It is what... HARRY STYLES Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame b... FRANCESCO GUICCIARDINI I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil. AESCHYLUS It is horrible to be sad that someone is happy but it is even more evil to be happy that someone is ... NICNICLOUISIANA Education is not a panacea. Education in the mind of evil man is evil sevenfold. TROY J. GAINEY Evil is the stone on which the good sharpens itself. DOROTHY GREEN Power is neither good nor evil, but its user makes it so. ERIN HUNTER Why should I give up revenge? On behalf of what? Moral principles? And what of the higher order of t... ANDRZEJ SAPKOWSKI It isn't enough that the bad guy is prevented from doing his bad deeds; he must suffer as much as po... M.E. THOMAS Be the good in the world, and you will see the good in the world. Be the evil in the world and you w... PHILIP T. M. Let your actions speak LOVE. No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO Such evil deeds could religion prompt. LUCRETIUS What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? CRAIG GROESCHEL This is why homophobia is a terrible evil: it disguises itself as concern while it is inherently hat... TYLER OAKLEY You think that your laws correct evil - they only increase it. There is but one way to end evil - by... LEO TOLSTOY I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. EURIPIDES I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. EURIPIDES Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil. MENANDER Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint. SAMUEL BUTLER But what is the greatest evil? If you are going to epitomize evil, what is it? Is it the bomb? The g... PATRICK MCGOOHAN But what is the greatest evil? If you are going to epitomize evil, what is it? Is it the bomb? The g... PATRICK MCGOOHAN
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