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> [I do understand what love is, and that is one of the reasons I can never again be a Christian. Love is not self denial. Love is not blood and suffering. Love is not murdering your son to appease your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/i-do-understand-what-love-is-and-that-is-one-of-the-reasons-i-can/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

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> [Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/love-is-not-obedience-conformity-or-submission-it-is-a-counterfeit/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

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## More by Dan Barker

> [“The next time believers tell you that 'separation of church and state' does not appear in our founding document, tell them to stop using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/the-next-time-believers-tell-you-that-separation-of-church-and-state/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/some-theists-observing-that-all-effects-need-a-cause-assert-that-god/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [I threw out all the bath water, and there was no baby there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/i-threw-out-all-the-bath-water-and-there-was-no-baby-there/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/you-keep-accusing-me-of-blasphemy-all-of-the-time-but-i-cannot-be/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/faith-is-a-cop-out-it-is-intellectual-bankruptcy-if-the-only-way-you/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/it-turns-out-that-the-word-atheism-means-much-less-than-i-had-thought/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/i-took-about-a-year-to-fully-adjust-like-there-s-a-death-at-the/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/freethought-is-respectable-freethought-is-crucial-freethought-needs/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Truth does not demand belief...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/truth-does-not-demand-belief/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/i-have-something-to-say-to-the-religionist-who-feels-atheists-never/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/freethinkers-reject-faith-as-a-valid-tool-of-knowledge-faith-is-the/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/there-are-many-gods-which-christians-reject-i-just-believe-in-one/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Not thinking critically, I assumed that the successful prayers were proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/not-thinking-critically-i-assumed-that-the-successful-prayers-were/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [Faith is not the result of fuzy thinking. It is the cause of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/faith-is-not-the-result-of-fuzy-thinking-it-is-the-cause-of-it/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-barker/for-my-money-i-ll-bet-on-reason-and-humanistic-kindness-even-if-i-am/)

[Dan Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-barker/)

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