“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind, and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. [ Letter to William Bradford… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[T]he bill exceeds the rightful authority to which governments are limited by the essential distinction between civil and religious functions, and violates… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Who gave the decisive deathblow to the argument from design on the basis of biological complexity? Both philosophers and biologists are divided… — Maarten Boudry Copy Share Image
Astronomy leads us to a unique event, a universe which was created out of nothing, and delicately balanced to provide exactly the… — Arno Allan Penzias Copy Share Image
There is no gospel of atheism. Atheists don't pray at the altar of a Richard Dawkins poster. — Gad Saad Copy Share Image
The moral decisions of others should be treated with respect, as long as such decisions do not conflict with the principle of… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism — at least in the sense of this… — Ludwig Feuerbach Copy Share Image
Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking. It's nothing to brag about...Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings, who… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
The church lives because it witholds the results of the historical Jesus-research from you — Hans Conzelmann Copy Share Image
He who does not believe in hell is in the greatest danger of landing there. — Eduardo Schwank Copy Share Image
The belief in eternal torment, still subscribed to by fundamentalist Christian denominations, undoubtedly ranks as the most vicious and reprehensible doctrine of… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
Tell me there is a God in the serene heavens that will damn his children for the expression of an honest belief!… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
You can say the dirty words now, but there is no content - political satire is limited to small podiums and little… — Tommy Smothers Copy Share Image
In fact, it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community… — Barbara Brandriff Crabb Copy Share Image
Countries with high levels of atheism are . . . the most charitable both in terms of the percentage of their wealth… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
It's incongruous that the older we get, the more likely we are to turn in the direction of religion. Less vivid and… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
If a plane crashes and 99 people die while 1 survives, it is called a miracle. Should the families of the 99 think so? — Judith Hayes Copy Share Image
It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Agnosticism is a perfectly respectable and tenable philosophical position; it is not dogmatic and makes no pronouncements about the ultimate truths of… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
I think what bothers me so much of the time, is they take the data and theory and distort it. They must… — Eugenie Scott Copy Share Image
In a Democracy, look how many Demagogs that is how many powerful Orators there are with the people. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
“Skepticism is my nature. Free Thought is my methodology. Agnosticism is my conclusion. Atheism is my opinion. Humanitarianism is my motivation.” — Jerry DeWitt Copy Share Image
“Live with the consequences of your deeds and enjoy the warmth they create. The only warmth in the cold, indifferent universe is… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
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