Quotes about atheism
atheism doctrine too-much
I am anxious to see the doctrine of one god commenced in our state. But the population of my neighborhood is too slender, and is too much divided into other sects to maintain any one preacher well. I must therefore be contented to be an Unitarian by myself, although I know there are many around me who would become so, if once they could hear the questions fairly stated. Thomas Jefferson
atheism argument purity
Nothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.
atheism citizens tests
It is an insult to our citizens to question whether they are rational beings or not, and blasphemy against religion to suppose it cannot stand the test of truth and reason.
atheism belief realizing
All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many. Ulrich Beck
atheism young ancestor
Not a single one of your ancestors died young. They all copulated at least once. Richard Dawkins
atheism looks different
A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory.
atheism nonsense ends
Religion teaches the dangerous nonsense that death is not the end.
atheism able physics
As you know, a theory in physics is not useful unless it is able to predict underlined effects which we would otherwise expect. Richard P. Feynman
atheism pantheism deism
Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism.
atheism there-is-no-god prove
We cannot prove that there is no God, but we can safely conclude the He is very, very improbable indeed.
atheism matter energy
Science boosts its claim to truth by its spectacular ability to make matter and energy jump through hoops on command, and to predict what will happen and when.
atheism example belief
I was convinced that our beliefs are based much more on custom and example than on any certain knowledge. Rene Descartes
atheism guinea made
Better live a crossing-sweeper than die and be made to talk twaddle by a "medium" hired at a guinea a seance. Thomas Huxley
atheism crusades feels
Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel. Thomas Sowell
atheism sloppy ifs
If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism. Ronald Knox
atheism slavery
All religion is slavery. Robert Green Ingersoll
atheism sin adam
We are not accountable for the sins of "Adam".
atheism church mosaics
The Church demonstrated the falsity and folly of Darwin's theories by showing that they contradicted the Mosaic account of creation, and now that the theories of Darwin having been fairly established, the Church says that the Mosaic account is true because it is in harmony with Darwin. Now, if it should turn out that Darwin was mistaken, what then?
atheism barbarians example
They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.
atheism doe needs
If there be an infinite Being, he does not need our help - we need not waste our energies in his defense.
atheism world superstitions
In the presence of death I affirm and reaffirm the truth of all that I have said against the superstitions of the world. I would say that much on the subject with my last breath.
atheism pestilence imagine
I read the other day an account of a meeting between John Knox and John Calvin. Imagine a dialogue between a pestilence and a famine!
atheism trends appreciative
I have always believed that there should be no subject about which one cannot make jokes, religion included. Clearly, one is always constricted by contemporary mores and trends because, after all, what one seeks above all is an appreciative audience. Rowan Atkinson
atheism sun tomorrow
No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it's going to rise tomorrow. Robert M. Pirsig
atheism no-fear bad-things
No fear... we are never sure of anything... fear never prevents [bad things] from happening. Vanessa Paradis
atheism fanatics bigots
Atheism is a religion itself complete with fanatics and bigots. Vanna Bonta
atheism world way
If I had my way, the world would hear a pretty stern command - Exit Christ. Thomas Carlyle
atheism
Do not make gods in your own images. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
atheism enlightening
Many who tried to enlighten were hanged from the lamppost.
atheism humans
To god what is God's, to Caesar what is Caesar's. To humans - what?
atheism parody
There are parodies of non-existent things.
atheism said young
"Oh to be old again," said a young corpse.
atheism guilt stones
Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone. A trap. Because then he will be no longer without guilt.