"Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines."

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This reflection on religion by Bertrand Russell resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in religion is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, logician, and social reformer. Regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century and a founder of analytic philosophy, Russell wrote over 70 books and thousands of other articles, essays, lectures, and letters. His writings concerned mathematical, logical, philosophical, epistemological, political, and moral topics.

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