When the atheist is told that God is unknowable, he may interpret this claim in one of two ways. He may suppose, first, that the theist has acquired knowledge of a being that, by his own admission, cannot possibly be… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear and disgust. It is highly doubtful that Obama knows anything about the history of these ideas, and it is even… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am appaulled by… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
When the atheist is told that God is unknowable, he may interpret this claim in one of two ways. He may suppose, first, that… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
“It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how comfortable or… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
The negative way [of describing God] is a cardboard prop of Christianity to conceal its unknowable God. When this prop collapses, theistic agnosticism emerges,… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
The theist must present an intelligible description of god. Until he does so, god makes no more sense than unie; both are cognitively empty,… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any religion before or since,… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
As for Christianity's alleged concern with truth, Christian faith is to free inquiry what the Mafia is to free enterprise. Christianity may be represented… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
If acorns start growing into theologians, or if women begin turning into pillars of salt, then we may wish to hypothesize about a supernatural… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
“Religion has had the disastrous effect of placing vitally important concepts, such as morality, happiness and love, in a supernatural realm inaccessible to man’s… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as a consequence, all propositions… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
Atheism is the absence of a belief in a god, nothing more. If the theist wishes to draw monumental implications from this lack of… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
The leap of faith is a strategic impasse that confronts every Christian in search of converts; and, as he sees the matter, there is… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
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