Andy Rooney – Outspoken Atheist Sincerely, Andy Rooney, 1999: Sincerely, Andy Rooney, 1999: I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn t based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn t true. I just wish this social institution [religion] wasn t based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isn t true. Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn t have any religious origin.
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