Positive atheism points out that beliefs often hide behind an unconscious magic aura that blocks criticism. One quote argues that simply adding the word "God" does not turn nonsense into sense. Another stresses that free argument and ridicule keep religion honest.
![“When it was first said that the sun stood still and world turned round, the common sense of mankind declared the doctrine false; but the old saying of Vox populi, vox Dei [the voice of the people is the voice of God], as every philosopher knows, cannot be trusted in science.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5f6/charles-darwin-507_agnosticism_when-it-was-first-said-that-the-sun-stoo_226722.jpg)
