Atheist Quotes by Isaac Asimov

10 Atheist quotes by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov delivers ten short reflections on atheism, each one a glimpse into his scientific, rational mindset. This compact set offers a quick taste of his secular reasoning.

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I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism.

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Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.

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I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it.

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Emotionally I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that God doesn't exist, but I so strongly suspect he…

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I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus…

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I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it. I've been an atheist for years…

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I have never, in all my life, not for one moment, been tempted toward religion of any kind. The fact is that…

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Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be…

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If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of…

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“I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it. I've been an atheist for years…

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So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.

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“Human beings can tolerate an immortal robot, for it doesn't matter how long a machine lasts, but they cannot tolerate an immortal human being…

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“if people believe this, they would act on that belief. Many a prophecy, by the mere force of its being believed, is transmuted”

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I do not use airplanes. They strike me as unsporting. You can have an automobile accident-and survive. You can be on a sinking ship-and…

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