"Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true." ― Thomas Paine Topic(s): Intelligence Tags: religion, system More From Thomas Paine "Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst." "These are the times that try men’s souls." "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." More In Intelligence "Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal."― Lionel Trilling "The plan we developed to deal with al Qaeda depended on developing sources of human and technical intelligence that could give us insights into his plans at the tactical level. This is easy to say but hard to accomplish."― Cofer Black "Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence."― Ambrose Bierce