One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the alter of the great historical ideas -… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
The fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribing all virtue to themselves, and imputing all guilt to their adversaries, have painted… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the bane of our country is a profession of faith either with no basis of real belief,… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action… — H. A. L. Fisher Copy Share Image
The so-called religious organizations which now lead the war against the teaching of evolution are nothing more, at bottom, than conspiracies of… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
There is no reason for believing that any sort of gods exist, and quite good reasons for believing that they do not… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Of learned men, the clergy show the lowest development of professional ethics. Any pastor is free to cadge customers from the divines… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Theism is a conclusion, so is atheism - none of these two conclusions is the product of serious investigation - one is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Our civilization is not Christian. It does not come from the skies. It is not a result of inspiration. It is the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Historical refutation as the definitive refutation.- In former times, one sought to prove that there is no God - today one indicates… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf; A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf', Which at first seemed… — Edgar Lee Masters Copy Share Image
As to the Christian system of faith, it appears to me as a species of Atheism — a sort of religious denial… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Whatever anybody believes as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else, it's fair enough, and works, and I think, is real, and… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Of course his dust would be absorbed in other living things and to that degree at least he would exist again, though… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Rest, brother, rest. Have you done ill or well Rest, rest, There is no God, no gods who dwell Crowned with avenging… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
The Bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
The Vision of Christ that thou dost see, Is my vision's greatest enemy. Thine is the Friend of all Mankind, Mine speaks… — William Blake Copy Share Image
You know, it's a sad and unfortunate state of affairs that you have to live in a world where eight-year-olds refuse to… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
Men neglect the duties incumbent on man, yet are treated like demi-gods; religion is also separated from morality by a ceremonial veil,… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
“All atheists will go to heaven. If god exists, not believing in him does not take him away and he cannot justly… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Motherland is our property and we have right to handle our properties as pleased. The jokes about death for the sake of… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
The skeptic has no illusions about life, nor a vain belief in the promise of immortality. Since this life here and now… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
I am sensible that he who means to do mankind a real service must set down with the determination of putting up,… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
It does not seem to me that the evidence concerning the being of a God, and concerning immortality, is such as to… — Charles Eliot Norton Copy Share Image
“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
God created the universe out of nothing in an act which also brought time into existence. Recent discoveries, such as observations supporting… — Henry Margenau Copy Share Image
I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
I dont agree with those who think that the conflict is simply between two religions, namely Christianity and Islam... To me, the… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
I esteem it above all things necessary to distinguish exactly the business of civil government from that of religion and to settle… — John Locke Copy Share Image
No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establishing the fact,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
To know the mighty works of God, to comprehend His wisdom and majesty and power; to appreciate, in degree, the wonderful workings… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
Christianity has sufficient inner strength to survive and flourish on its own. It does not need state subsidies, nor state privileges, nor… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
Randian heroes come off as metaphors for Jews because they are beset by irrational forces that try to bar them from the… — Florence King Copy Share Image
