Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 973 Death: 1058
O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in basenes….
They all err - Muslims, Christians, Jews and Magians. There are two kinds of humans - the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who h….
Hanifs (Muslims) are stumbling, Christians all astray Jews wildered, Magians far on error’s way. We mortals are composed of two great schools Enlight….
The world holds two classes of men; intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence..
Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men [to thy charity]. For their rac….
Reason forbade me many things which, Instinctively, my nature was attracted to; And a perpetual loss I feel if, knowing, I believe a falsehood or ….
The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains..
They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. O Reason, thou (alone) speakest the truth. ….
A little doubt is better than total credulity..