From my early 20s on, I would waver between atheism and agnosticism, never coming close to considering that God could be real. — Kirsten Powers Copy Share Image
The sense of spiritual relief which comes from rejecting the idea of God as a supernatural being is enormous. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Somebody needs to start a restaurant called, 'Chick-Fil-Atheist' that's only open on Sunday. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing enlarges the gulf of atheism more than the wide passage that lies between the faith and lives of men pretending to… — Benjamin Stillingfleet Copy Share Image
This atheism concerning the gods of men pertains hereafter to any possible faith — Paul Ricoeur Copy Share Image
“If I were to construct a God I would furnish Him with some way and qualities and characteristics which the Present lacks.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesn't exist, guess what? Neither do true friends. — Scott Dikkers Copy Share Image
It is universally accepted that an admission of atheism would be instant political suicide for any (U.S.) presidential candidate. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Proclaim a theology of divine righteousness which demands justice, respect, tolerance, compassion, inclusiveness, trust in the ultimate efficacy of divine zeal, and… — James A. Forbes Copy Share Image
Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man. The pig is taught by sermons and epistles / To… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Probably in all history there is no instance of a society in which ecclesiastical power was dominant which was not at once… — George Agnew Reid Copy Share Image
I am filled with fear and tormented with terrible visions of pain. Everywhere people are hurting one another, the planet is rampant… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
The United States is not a Christian nation. It is a great nation with Christians, among others, in it. But our greatness… — Lowell P. Weicker, Jr Copy Share Image
Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The modern public school derived from a philosophy of freedom reflected in the First Amendment ... The non-sectarian or secular public school… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
There exists an obvious fact that seems utterly moral: namely, that a man is always prey to his truths. Once he has… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“If Jesus had been an actual historical figure we have a thorny paradox. Either this Jesus was a remarkable individual who said… — David Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
If we pursue this way, if we are decent, industrious, and honest, if we so loyally and truly fulfill our duty, then… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
With regard to the alternatives, we already have them. The cellular and genetic lines of research in humans are the most promising.… — Roger Fouts Copy Share Image
A very wise father once remarked, that in the government of his children, he forbid as few things as possible; a wise… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
“Is it necessary that Heaven should borrow its light from the glare of Hell? Infinite punishment is infinite cruelty, endless injustice, immortal… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“It's a random universe. Shit happens. Good people get stage 4 cancer and dipshits win the lottery. There is no justice. Everything… — Quentin R. Bufogle Copy Share Image
Let us enquire. Who, then, shall challenge the words? Why are they challenged. And by whom? By those who call themselves the… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
“The melancholy of the antique world seems to me more profound than that of the moderns, all of whom more or less… — Flaubert Gustave Copy Share Image
Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
He comes into the world God knows how, walks on the water, gets out of his grave and goes up off the… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
What sense or thought do they have? They follow the popular singers, and they take the crowd as their teacher. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
It may be that ministers really think that their prayers do good, and it may be that frogs imagine that their croaking… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion. — John Adams Copy Share Image
What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our… — Jean Rostand Copy Share Image
You need not value it yourself if you do not wish to; but you ought to allow it to us who do… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
To teach kids that creationism explains something about the world is no different than teaching them that the earth is flat. — Alan Wolfe Copy Share Image
Christians often threaten atheists with eternal torture. But if we say that they're delusional, they will tell us that we're being rude. — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
“Science cannot disprove god. Science studies the things that are. The eternal question is who or what made them to be” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Now the answer ... is plain, but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it. There is no reason… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history. — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
You say, The sensed absence of God and the sensed presence amount to much the same thing, only in reverse. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the other 99 will read the Christian. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
