My writing derived from the conviction I conceived during my college years: one should lead one's life as if one were the protagonist of an epic novel, with the outcome predetermined and chapter after chapter of edifying, traumatic, and exhilarating… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“I fear no hell, just as I expect no heaven. Nabokov summed up a nonbeliever’s view of the cosmos, and our place in it,… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
Not taking the Bible (or other texts based on 'revealed truths') literally leaves it up to the reader to cherry-pick elements for belief. There… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“Killing, raping and looting have been common practices in religious societies, and often carried out with clerical sanction. The catalogue of notorious barbarities –… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“Aging and the prospect of dying by no means enhance the attractiveness of fictitious comforts to come in paradise, or the veracity of malicious… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
“I’ve often wondered how the term “'New Atheism”' gained such currency. It is a misnomer. There is nothing new about nonbelief. All of us,… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
A purpose derived from a false premise - that a deity has ordained submission to his will - cannot merit respect. The pursuit of… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
Religion should be subject to commonsense appraisal and rational review, as openly discussible as, say, politics, art and the weather. The First Amendment, we… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
My writing derived from the conviction I conceived during my college years: one should lead one's life as if one were the protagonist of… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image
