Stifyn Emrys Quotes & Sayings

If we subject religious claims to a lesser degree of scrutiny, we should not be surprised if religious people subject us to a greater degree of servitude. — Stifyn Emrys

The most dangerous aspect of religion is its tendency to glorify the absurd and justify the abhorrent. — Stifyn Emrys

Our gods, if we choose to believe in them, must be forced to live up to ethics that far surpass our own human standards. If they fall short of the ethical conditions we place upon ourselves, what use are they to us - except to rationalize our own failures? — Stifyn Emrys

When someone says, 'I admire your character,' I never know whether the person is talking about my ethics or referring to someone in one of my books. — Stifyn Emrys

Ignore ignorance? You might as well withhold medicine from a very sick patient. Not only will the patient get worse, the disease will spread. — Stifyn Emrys

The way is a great mother, empty yet inexhaustible. She gives birth to worlds unending. Ever present within you, manifest her as you will. — Stifyn Emrys

Obsoletes and absolutes are the stock in trade of religions that place their faith in an 'unchanging' god while faced with the reality of an ever-changing world. — Stifyn Emrys