Bertrand Russell
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My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race. I cannot, however, deny that it has made some contributions to civilisation. It helped in early days to fix the calendar, and it caused Egyptian priests to chronicle eclipses with such care that in time they became able to predict them. These two services I am prepared to acknowledge, but I do not know of any others. ✨ Bertrand Russell, John Greer Slater, Peter Köllner (1996). A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42, p.214, Psychology Press

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