Atheism Quotes · Page 49

Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society.

— Emma Goldman

All the progress we have made in philosophy ... is the result of that methodical skepticism which is the element of human freedom.

— Charles Sanders Peirce

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will…

— Carl Sagan

To trust the God of the Bible is to trust an irascible, vindictive, fierce and ever fickle and changeful master.

— Mark Twain

Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important.

— Christopher Hitchens

You cannot coherently affirm the Christian-truth claim and the dominant model of evolutionary theory at the same time.

— Albert Mohler

Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more.

— William Blake

“Religion suits everyone’s needs, believers, agnostics, atheists and god, just in case it exists”

— Daya Kudari

The exact objectives of Islam Inc. are obscure. Needless to say everyone involved has a different angle, and they all intend to…

— William S. Burroughs

“Religion reminds me of a lace condom. While lovingly crafted, it’s not designed for pleasure; unless inflated with fervour, it collapses; one…

— Lowestoft Thellow

The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvinistical good-nature never failed to terrify me exceedingly whenever I thought of…

— John Adams

The religious hypothesis, therefore, must be considered only as a particular method of accounting for the visible phenomena of the universe: but…

— David Hume

I want to put on the table, not why 85% of the members of the National Academy of Sciences reject God, I…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Scarcely was I arrived at fifteen years of age, when, after having doubted in turn of different tenets, according as I found…

— Benjamin Franklin

The state exists at our expense, and we do not live at the expense of the state. For this reason we do…

— Ilkin Santak

We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years…

— Andy Rooney

I believe that religious witness should not mobilize public authority to impose a view where a decision is inherently private in nature…

— Edward Kennedy

I can say that the happiest period of my life has been since I emerged from the shadows and superstitions of the…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The teachings of Christianity - from vicarious redemption to the love of enemies, no thought for the morrow need be taken, that…

— Christopher Hitchens

Let me say that I don't see any conflict between science and religion. I go to church as many other scientists do.…

— Martin Rees

“The percentage of leading scientists who profess not to believe in a personal God tells us little unless we also know on…

— Brad S. Gregory

“In 1902, Marcellin P. Berthelot , often called the founder of modern organic chemistry, was one of France's most celebrated scientists—if not…

— Robert K. Wilcox

There is a broad distinction between religion and theology. The one is a natural, human experience common to all well-organized minds. The…

— Lucretia Mott

“So much enthusiasm about the non-existence of God is somewhat bewildering, as no one appears to be nearly as excited about a…

— Vox Day

Beware of the community in which blasphemy does not exist: underneath, atheism runs rampant.

— Antonio Machado

The principle applies here, help yourselves and Almighty God will not deny you his assistance.

— Adolf Hitler

Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself.

— Bertrand Russell

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

— Richard Pryor

“Whoever said that one cannot be moral without being religious never had morals in in the first place.”

— J.Adam Snyder

Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed.

— Walter F. Mondale

Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest.

— Emile Zola

Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

— Charles Bradlaugh

Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if He did we do not know anything about Him.

— Bertrand Russell

“Hard as it may sound, no god has saved anything or anyone in human history. It is the humans who have done…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Religion allows people to ignore the needs of real beings in favour of the supposed wishes of a being that does not…

— Alom Shaha

To call the world God is not to explain it; it is only to enrich our language with a superfluous synonym.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Criticism of the commitment of religion to the supernatural is thus positive in import.

— John Dewey

Intolerance has always been one of the cornerstones of Christianity - the glorious heritage of the Inquisition.

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist.

— Protagoras

Too often in time past, religion has brought forth criminal and shameful actions... How many evils has religion caused?

— Lucretius