Thomas A. Edison's quote "Religion is all bunk" is a statement that reveals his disbelief in the presence of a higher power or spiritual force. He believed that religion was a man-made construct which it was not based on any scientific evidence. He was a strong supporter of scientific progress and believed that science was the only method to really understand the world. He felt that religion was an obstacle to advance which it was a distraction from the genuine work of science. He believed that religious beliefs was a form of superstitious notion which it was not based upon any genuine truths. He felt that faith was a way for people to escape from truth which it was not a dependable source of understanding. He was a strong advocate of the scientific approach and believed that it was the only method to truly understand the world.
This quote is written / told by Thomas Edison between February 11, 1847 and October 18, 1931. He was a famous Inventor from USA.
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"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite"
"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it"
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart"
