Quotes about atheism
atheism kind infinite
Supposing all the great points of atheism were formed into a kind of creed, I would fain ask whether it would not require an infinite greater measure of faith than any set of articles which they so violently oppose. Joseph Addison
atheism might taught
Dr. Manton taught my youth to yawn, and prepared me to be a High-Churchman, that I might never hear him read nor read him more. Henry Bolingbroke
atheism best-god can-do
If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed. George Carlin
atheism littles preference
To recognize that nature has neither a preference for our species nor a bias against it takes only a little courage. James Randi
atheism taste language
Had the Bible been in clear straightforward language, had the ambiguities and contradictions been edited out, and had the language been constantly modernised to accord with contemporary taste it would almost certainly have been, or become, a work of lesser influence. John Kenneth Galbraith
atheism vengeance lord
How unfortunate for mankind that the Lord is reported by Holy Writ as having said 'Vengeance is mine!' Julian Huxley
atheism enlightenment agendas
Secular humanism proposes ... the complete implementation of the agenda of modernism ... what is necessary for it to occur is a ... New Enlightenment. Paul Kurtz
atheism needs foundation
Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations. Paul Kurtz
atheism warts shows
That which shows God in me, fortifies me. That which shows God out of me, makes me a wart and a wen. Ralph Waldo Emerson
atheism three christ
Alright, let's admit it, we Jews killed Christ - but it was only for three days. Lenny Bruce
atheism superstitions certain
Certain things are complete superstition and have no validity at all in the Bible. Yeah. They're just the antithesis of everything that is correct intellectually. Lenny Bruce
atheism needs world
What can be accomplished by a few principles is not effected by many. But it seems that everything we see in the world can be accounted for by other principles, supposing God did not exist. For all natural things can be reduced to one principle, which is nature, and all voluntary things can be reduced to one principle, which is human reason, or will. Therefore there is no need to suppose God's existence. Thomas Aquinas
atheism wildfires
Atheism is spreading like wildfire. Ray Comfort
atheism consuming cycles
Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume; the hellish cycle is complete. Raoul Vaneigem
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. Thomas Jefferson
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. Thomas Jefferson
atheism demand christianity
Christianity demands the crucifixion of the intellect. Soren Kierkegaard
atheism dedicated superiority
Atheism, a religion dedicated to its own sense of smug superiority. Stephen Colbert
atheism doctrine philosopher
With respect to the doctrine of a future life, a North American Indian knows just as much as any ancient or modern philosopher. Thomas B. Macaulay
atheism facts ends
No Discourse whatsoever, can End in absolute Knowledge of Fact. Thomas Hobbes
atheism world creeps
I shall be glad then to find a hole to creep out of the world. Thomas Hobbes
atheism proud weapons
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill. Thomas A. Edison
atheism
I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense. W. Somerset Maugham
atheism ineffable mystic
The mystic sees the ineffable, and the psychopathologist the unspeakable. W. Somerset Maugham
atheism islam different
The exact objectives of Islam Inc. are obscure. Needless to say everyone involved has a different angle, and they all intend to cross each other up somewhere along the line. William S. Burroughs
atheism looks satan
Piss off Satan and don't take me for dumber than I look. William S. Burroughs
atheism matter responsible
Who made God? Doesn't matter. We are not responsible to a hypothetical maker of God but to our maker - God. Walter Martin
atheism positive-atheism
What can I hope when all is right? Voltaire
atheism screens repressed
Fervid atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion. Wilhelm Stekel
atheism today firsts
Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed. Walter F. Mondale
atheism care hell
God is DEAD, and no one cares! If there is a hell I'll see you there! Trent Reznor
atheism slavery
All religion is slavery. Robert Green Ingersoll