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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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> [Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when pressed, the atheist will often attempt to hide his lack of conviction in his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-beale/still-even-the-most-admirable-of-atheists-is-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Theodore Beale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-beale/)

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