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> [“Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their 'unbeliefs.' Without unbelief, we might well be living in the Dark Ages or at least in the intellectual equivalent of that time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/many-of-the-innovations-in-science-and-philosophy-have-come-from/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

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## More by Gordon Stein

> [“Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their 'unbeliefs.' Without unbelief, we might well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/many-of-the-innovations-in-science-and-philosophy-have-come-from/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [“Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/obviously-if-theism-is-a-belief-in-a-god-and-atheism-is-a-lack-of-a/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [We should always keep an open mind about any new phenomenon in nature. To merely say that's impossible, therefore it doesn't exist, is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/we-should-always-keep-an-open-mind-about-any-new-phenomenon-in-nature/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/obviously-if-theism-is-a-belief-in-a-god-and-atheism-is-a-lack-of-a-2/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [“ Svante Arrhenius , recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry (1903), was a declared atheist and the author of The Evolution of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/svante-arrhenius-recipient-of-the-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-1903-was-a/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [Because of the confusion surrounding the term "agnosticism," it would seem better to use the very similar term "rationalism" in its place when referring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/because-of-the-confusion-surrounding-the-term-agnosticism-it-would/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [The Age of Reason was responsible for making more people into infidels than any other book except the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/the-age-of-reason-was-responsible-for-making-more-people-into/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

> [There are a large number of people who can and do manage to lead decent upright lives with no use for a belief in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-stein/there-are-a-large-number-of-people-who-can-and-do-manage-to-lead/)

[Gordon Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-stein/)

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