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Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world.

The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible.

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has led generation after generation from lower religious and ethical standards to higher ones which often clash with worldly advantages.

The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality.