Sunday, November 16, 2008

Quote of the Week

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
Seneca the Younger

8 comments:

Paz said...

Is this not W's motto and policy of keeping people in fear

Leisha Camden said...

How does that old saying go, Great minds think alike ... ? ;-)

Paz said...

... and fools seldom differ!!! >:O

Fifty K said...

Great quote.

I can't belive how well this applies to the U.S.

I may be common people but sure as hell don't adhere to any religon or see it as any kind of truth. :) Maybe I am not so common!

Jenkis said...

Seneca deserves a Nobel... in any field he just deserves one (post mortem)

Leisha Camden said...

kccat: I'd say that maybe you've seen through something ... ?

And truand, when are you going to post something in English on your blog so I can understand it?? ;-)

Anonymous said...

I agree....

FAITH can be a good thing, but religion (faith put into an artificial system - what my uncle calls "det store verdenssystemet") has seldom prooved good.

Leisha Camden said...

Yeah, nothing good comes of organized religion.