• We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think that religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies.

    Bill Maher: We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think that religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies.
    "Scarborough Country" with Joe Scarborough, www.nbcnews.com. February 15, 2005.