The most detestable wickedness, the most
horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries
that have afflicted the human race have had
their origin in this thing called
revelation, or revealed religion. It has
been the most dishonorable belief against
the character of the Divinity, the most
destructive to morality and the peace and
happiness of man that ever was propagated
since man began to exist.  Thomas Paine