---
title: "1 Incompatible Quotes By Peter Atkins"
description: "1 Incompatible quotes by Peter Atkins. Plus more from Peter Atkins and more Incompatible sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg"
---

> [Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-with-religion/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg)

## More by Peter Atkins

> [“Laugh. We’re all going to be dead anyway some day. So while you should try your hardest to make the most of your life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/laugh-we-re-all-going-to-be-dead-anyway-some-day-so-while-you-should/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“I try to put things into two buckets: one I can do something about and one I can’t. The things I can’t do anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/i-try-to-put-things-into-two-buckets-one-i-can-do-something-about-and/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [Truth is not arrived at by majority vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/truth-is-not-arrived-at-by-majority-vote/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [We are children of chaos, and the deep structure of change is decay. At root, there is only corruption, and the unstemmable tide of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/we-are-children-of-chaos-and-the-deep-structure-of-change-is-decay-at/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“When asked by Rod Liddle in the documentary The Trouble with Atheism "Give me your views on the existence, or otherwise, of God",Peter Atkins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/when-asked-by-rod-liddle-in-the-documentary-the-trouble-with-atheism/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. - Abraham Lincoln”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/with-the-fearful-strain-that-is-on-me-night-and-day-if-i-did-not/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [A great deal of the universe does not need any explanation. Elephants, for instance. Once molecules have learnt to compete and to create other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/a-great-deal-of-the-universe-does-not-need-any-explanation-elephants/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [Chemistry begins in the stars. The stars are the source of the chemical elements, which are the building blocks of matter and the core…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/chemistry-begins-in-the-stars-the-stars-are-the-source-of-the/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [The emergence of consciousness, like the unfolding of a leaf, relies upon restraint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/the-emergence-of-consciousness-like-the-unfolding-of-a-leaf-relies/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“All change...arises from an underlying collapse into chaos...what may appear to us to be motive and purpose is in fact ultimately motiveless, purposeless decay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/all-change-arises-from-an-underlying-collapse-into-chaos-what-may/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“Life is easy to identify but remarkably difficult to define. Too tight a definition excludes what looks like life and too loose captures too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/life-is-easy-to-identify-but-remarkably-difficult-to-define-too-tight/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-with-religion/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [Any argument that asserts that 'God did it' is a sign of a lazy mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/any-argument-that-asserts-that-god-did-it-is-a-sign-of-a-lazy-mind/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [Taking care of yourself means finding a balance that works for you, then having the discipline to maintain that balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/taking-care-of-yourself-means-finding-a-balance-that-works-for-you/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

> [“Someone with a fresh mind, one not conditioned by upbringing and environment, would doubtless look at science and the powerful reductionism that it inspires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/someone-with-a-fresh-mind-one-not-conditioned-by-upbringing-and-2/)

[Peter Atkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-atkins/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Incompatible Quotes By Peter Atkins",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Peter Atkins"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-atkins/science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-with-religion/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.” — Peter Atkins",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/",
            "name": "Incompatible Quotes by Peter Atkins",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/peter-atkins-28218_religion_science-is-almost-totally-incompatible-w_1359244.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Incompatible quotes by Peter Atkins. Plus more from Peter Atkins and more Incompatible sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Incompatible",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Peter Atkins",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/incompatible/peter-atkins/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```