Arthur C. Clarke Religion Quotations

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion.

You will find men like him in all of the world's religions. They know that we represent reason and science, and, however confident they may be in their beliefs, they fear that we will overthrow their gods. Not necessarily through any deliberate act, but in a subtler fashion. Science can destroy a religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistance of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.

If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods.

Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses.

Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.

You don't believe in organized religion, yet a major theme in so many of your works seems to be a quest for God.