Robert A. Heinlein Quotes about Religion

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Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything.

Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything.

Robert A. Heinlein

Believe, Religion, Worship

Robert A. Heinlein (1985). “Job, a Comedy of Justice”, Del Rey

Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.

Robert A. Heinlein

Hurt, Lying, Religion

"Time Enough for Love". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1973.

The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.

Robert A. Heinlein

Brain, Religion, Lame

Robert A. Heinlein (1988). “To Sail Beyond the Sunset”

God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent - it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills.

Robert A. Heinlein

Believe, Mind, Religion

Time Enough for Love "Intermission" (1973)

I've never understood how God could expect His creatures to pick the one true religion by faith-it strikes me as a sloppy way to run a universe.

Robert A. Heinlein

Running, Religion, Way

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.121, Penguin

Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.

Robert A. Heinlein

Children, Religion, Moral

"Time Enough for Love".

There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'The Almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in His official and public capacity which in His private and personal capacity He deplores.

Robert A. Heinlein

Religion, Damnation, Doctrine

Whores perform the same function as priests, but far more thoroughly.

Robert A. Heinlein

Religion, Priests, Function

God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology.

Robert A. Heinlein

Religion, Sound, Splits

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.322, Penguin

The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove.

Robert A. Heinlein

Nice, Religion, Citing

Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “Revolt in 2100”, p.57, Hachette UK

Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Religion, Strange

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.225, Penguin

But I contend that the disgusting behavior of many of their alleged 'holy men' relieves us of any intellectual obligation to take the stuff seriously. No amount of sanctimonious rationalization can make such behavior anything but pathological.

Robert A. Heinlein

Men, Intellectual, Religion

Robert A. Heinlein Quotes about Religion

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