Religion is a blind old man

Came upon this quote and I like it:

In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide: he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind old men as guides.

--Heinrich Heine, Gedanken Und Einfalle


(taken from http://www.razorbackfreethought.org/)