Phil Zuckerman Quotes

#1. The founding fathers went out of their way to establish a clear "wall of separation" between religion and state, to quote Thomas Jefferson. They reasoned, as James Madison so cleverly articulated, that both religion and government exist in greater purity if kept apart.

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#2. secular people don't believe in life after death, but rather, they believe in life before death.

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#3. Ubiquity must never be mistaken for biology.

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#4. Theory without data is myth: data without theory is madness.

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#5. one can never predict or foresee what lies ahead when it comes to humans and religion.

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#6. My own ongoing research among secular Americans-as well as that of a handful of other social scientists who have only recently turned their gaze on secular culture-confirms that nonreligious family life is replete with its own sustaining moral values and enriching ethical precepts.

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#7. Religion refers to concepts, rituals, experiences, and institutions that humans construct based upon their belief in the supernatural, otherworldly, or spiritual. For

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#8. most of the world is bubbling with religious passions."1

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#9. Treating other people as you would like to be treated. It is an ancient, universal ethical imperative. And it requires no supernatural beliefs.

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