"Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known."

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When Michael Shermer speaks about religion, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of religion in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Michael Shermer

Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.

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"But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths."

— Michael Shermer
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"Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion."

— Michael Shermer
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"But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science."

— Michael Shermer
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"Anecdotal thinking comes naturally science requires training."

— Michael Shermer
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"I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?"

— Matthew Fox
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"It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look."

— Francis of Assisi
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"If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days."

— Sylvia Plath
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"It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor."

— Vinoba Bhave
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