Out of this world

"I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her."

"Science can destroy a religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistance of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now."

"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God - but to create him."

"The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion."

"Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why is it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?"

Arthur C. Clarke R.I.P 2008