Quotes about atheist
atheist heart mean
Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory to itself than this thing called Christianity. Too absurd for belief, too impossible to convince, and too inconsistent for practice, it renders the heart torpid or produces only atheists or fanatics. As an engine of power, it serves the purpose of despotism, and as a means of wealth, the avarice of priests, but so far as respects the good of man in general it leads to nothing here or hereafter. Thomas Paine
atheist faith-religion atheism
...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
atheist thinking arrogant
No one is more dangerous than someone who thinks he has The Truth. To be an atheist is almost as arrogant as to be a fundamentalist. But then again, I can get pretty arrogant. Tom Lehrer
atheist thinking differences
I am also atheist or agnostic (I don't even know the difference). I've never been to church and prefer to think for myself. Steve Wozniak
atheist rights oppressed
Religion is against women's rights and women's freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions. Taslima Nasrin
atheist believe rights
I’m an atheist, and I believe religion is totally against human rights and women’s rights.
atheist islam labels
It is unfair to label me anti-Islam. I am an atheist and a secular humanist.
atheist prayer believe
I am an atheist. I do not believe in prayers, I believe in work. And my work is that of an author. My pen is my weapon.
atheist believe feminist
I strongly believe that no one can be a true feminist without being an atheist. All religions are anti-women. No one can be pro-woman while supporting anti-woman dogmas.
atheist perspective historical
The logic of freedom of religion implies freedom to be an atheist, even though, from a historical perspective, this has not been accepted in the Muslim world. Tariq Ramadan
atheist real order
The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time.
atheist views knowing
Knowing there is a world that will outlive you, there are people whose well-being depends on how you live your life, affects the way you live your life, whether or not you directly experience those effects. You want to be the kind of person who has the larger view, who takes other people's interests into account, who's dedicated to the principles that you can justify, like justice, knowledge, truth, beauty and morality. Steven Pinker
atheist atheism care
Most scientists I know don't care enough about religion even to call themselves atheists. Steven Weinberg
atheist laughing deities
The great Creator to revere Must sure become the creature; But still the preaching cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature: Yet ne'er with wits profane to range Be complaisance extended;An atheist laugh's a poor exchange For deity offended. Robert Burns
atheist would-be twenties
God knows, I'm not the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be, But twenty times I rather would be An atheist clean, Than under gospel colours hid be Just for a screen.
atheist laughter laughing
An atheist's laugh 's a poor exchange For Deity offended!
atheist writing atheism
Our interest's on the dangerous edge of things. The honest thief, the tender murderer, the superstitious atheist. Robert Browning
atheist atheism titles
I love to consider an Infidel, whether distinguished by the title of deist, atheist, or free-thinker. Richard Steele
atheist children believe
Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children, rival authors, and tired librarians. Like everything of importance since the invention of the cloak and the shroud, its origins are cloaked in mystery and shrouded in secrecy. Some scholars believe that the first instance of book burning occurred in the Middle Ages, when a monk was trying to illuminate a manuscript. All agree that book burning was almost non-existent during the period when books were made of stone. Richard Armour
atheist real believe
The real heretic is not the atheist or agnostic (who are often decent people) but those who murmur "it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as it makes you feel good." This turns religion into a subjective matter, like taste in furnishings, and robs theology of its claim to ultimate truth. Sydney J. Harris
atheist order impossible
It is philosophically impossible to be an atheist, since to be an atheist you must have infinite knowledge in order to know absolutely that there is no God. But to have infinite knowledge, you would have to be God yourself. It's hard to be God yourself and an atheist at the same time! Ron Carlson
atheist believe men
When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything. Umberto Eco
atheist numbers europe
The actual number of atheists is quite small outside of Europe and Manhattan. Rick Warren
atheist worry acting
Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you're acting like an atheist. You're saying, "It all depends on me." That's just not in the Bible.
atheist doe world
I cannot see why we should expect an infinite God to do better in another world than he does in this. Robert Green Ingersoll
atheist baptism religion
With soap, baptism is a good thing.
atheist eagles wings
A believer is a bird in a cage, a freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing.
atheist clergy undesirable
The clergy know that I know that they know that they do not know.
atheist hands religion
The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.
atheist intelligence religion
This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.
atheist wall light
When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became dust.
atheist talking atheism
You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist. Studs Terkel
atheist belief agnostic
An agnostic is a cowardly atheist.