Atheists are suffering from bad PR. What if Sesame Street had an atheist character? — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
You believe in a book that has sticks turning into snakes, and you say we are the ones that need help? — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Most Christians are afraid that people will think for themselves; most atheists are afraid that they won’t. — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
The longer I have been an atheist, the more amazed I am that I ever believed Christian notions. — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism. — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
I am an atheist because there is no evidence for the existence of God. That should be all that needs to be… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
I'm proud to be an atheist - it helps me stand for so much more and fall for so much less. — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith!… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Basic atheism is not a belief. It is the lack of belief. There is a difference between believing there is no god… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Isn't atheism just another religion?' No, it isn't. Atheism has no creeds, rituals, holy book, absolute moral code, origin myth, sacred spaces… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
“The next time believers tell you that 'separation of church and state' does not appear in our founding document, tell them to stop using… — Dan Barker Copy Share
Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever… — Dan Barker Copy Share
You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime. — Dan Barker Copy Share
“Faith is a cop-out. It is intellectual bankruptcy. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding… — Dan Barker Copy Share
It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism. — Dan Barker Copy Share
I took about a year to fully adjust. Like there's a death at the family or a divorce, you don't just snap your fingers… — Dan Barker Copy Share
Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized. — Dan Barker Copy Share
I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is… — Dan Barker Copy Share
Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can… — Dan Barker Copy Share
There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for… — Dan Barker Copy Share
Not thinking critically, I assumed that the successful prayers were proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was something… — Dan Barker Copy Share
For my money, I'll bet on reason and humanistic kindness. Even if I am wrong I will have enjoyed my life, the existence of… — Dan Barker Copy Share
