Now, as to the persistence of superstition, only an impoverished mind considers itself the repository of absolute knowledge. Future Tense (1964)
All religions grew from human dread of death, reflected Travec—the brassier the claims for afterlife, the more popular the creed. The Augmented Agent and Other Stories (1986)
“No,” said Travec, “religions, cults, rituals—forms of insanity—don’t interest me.” The Augmented Agent and Other Stories (1986)