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The good stuff of most religions turns out to be a golden rule that defines a morality which allows humans to flourish in community.

— Ursula Goodenough Science and Spirit interview (2004)

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We do have something of a story here, a true story, that we can work with religiously should we elect to do so.

Any global tradition needs to begin with a shared worldview — a culture-independent, globally accepted consensus as to how things are.

The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998)

We nurture our children selflessly. But we also recognize them as our most tangible sources of renewal — for a child, the world is always new.

The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998)

When I sing the hymns of faith in Jesus' love, I am drawn to their intimacy, their allure, their poetry. But in the end, such faith is simply not available to me.

The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998)

Life from nonlife, like wine from water, has long been considered a miracle wrought by gods or God. Now it is seen to be the near-inevitable consequence of our thermal and chemical circumstances.

The Sacred Depths of Nature (1998)

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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

Albert Einstein Moral Decay (1937)

Science and religion are two human enterprises sharing many features.

Freeman Dyson Infinite in All Directions (1988)

The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

John Adams A Defence of the Constitutions of Government (1787)

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

Thomas Babington Macaulay History of England (1849)

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