But there are still many who continue to marvel at the wisdom of God in so planning the universe that big rivers run by great towns, and that death comes at the end of life instead of in the middle… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
We cannot start with God and deduce the universe from his existence; we must start with the world as we know it, and deduce… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
It's usually easier to rouse stupidity to action than to arouse wisdom to effort, for wisdom sees alternatives while stupidity lacks the imagination to… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense. They thrive on servility and shrink before independence. They feed upon worship as kings do upon flattery. That is why the cry of gods at all times is “Worship us or we perish.” A dethroned monarch may retain some of his… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share
It is useless saying that we do not accept the gods of the primitive world. In form, no; in essence, yes. The fact before us is that all ideas of gods can be traced to the earliest stages of human history… There is an unbroken line of descent linking the gods of the most primitive peoples to those of modern… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history. — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Now, if the theist could prove that out of a number of equally possible lines of development living beings show one fixed form, and… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The devil and God are components of a Siamese twin. Neither has any existence apart from the other. In denying the existence of the… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Science gives up to religion that which cannot be known, and as it does not know what it is, that cannot be known, it… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist —… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
![“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation of reward, to strive for unpopular causes. [Chapman Cohen on the death of noted freethinker and peace advocate Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner]” quote by Chapman Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43f/chapman-cohen-19666_altruism_hypatia-bradlaugh-bonner-belonged-to-tha_664654.jpg)
