“It’s not a matter of belief. It’s a matter of knowledge. I have knowledge beyond a reasonable doubt that there is no God” (personal correspondence, August 15, 2012). For more on why he thinks this, see God: The Failed Hypothesis… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Socrates said that a man doesn’t want what he doesn’t think he lacks. That is, if you believe you have the truth then why… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Use anxiety to follow your thoughts as a guide to see where it leads you.” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the rule of… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
Christians claim that life has no meaning if you stop pretending to know things you don't know, though they phrase it more tersely as… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“The sins of the fathers are to be born by their children’s children’s children? What sort of justice is that? This goes against half… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Faith taints or at worst removes our curiosity about the world, what we should value, and what type of life we should lead. Faith… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
When one has a crisis of faith it means one is struck by the realisation than one has been pretending know things that one… — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
“Pat Tillman (for abandoning an incredibly promising football career to give his life for his country).” — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
Faith is the problem. Faith is unreliable way to think about problems that will not lead to the truth. — Peter Boghossian Copy Share Image
