Charles Kimball Quotes

• [M]ore wars have been waged, more people killed, and more evil perpetrated in the name of religion than by any other institutional force in human history. The sad truth continues in our present day.

  Charles Kimball

  War, Names, People

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• Blind obedience is a sure sign of trouble. The likelihood of religion becoming evil is greatly diminished when there is freedom for individual thinking and when honest inquiry is encouraged.

  Charles Kimball

  Thinking, Evil, Inquiry

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• Whatever religious people may say about their love of God or the mandates of their religion, when their behavior toward others is violent and destructive, when it causes suffering among their neighbors, you can be sure the religion has been corrupted and reform is desperately needed.

  Charles Kimball

  Religious, People, Suffering

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• Anytime you have anyone who thinks he or she has God in their pocket, you have the potential for disaster, ... Throughout history, the claim that God is on your side has been used to justify any action, no matter how violent or destructive.

  Charles Kimball

  Thinking, Your Side, Matter

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• Religion should be a source for reconciliation, for tolerance and for empathy.

  Charles Kimball

  Empathy, Tolerance, Source

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• It is easier to know the truth than to seek the truth.

  Charles Kimball

  Easier, Knows

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• Demanding historical (or scientific) veracity as a prerequisite for truth is another kind of tunnel vision. To do so is to mistake poetry for prose.

  Charles Kimball

  Mistake, Tunnels, Historical

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