Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
If God allows proof that he exists he robs people of faith and without faith what is God? Nothing. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Arthur lay in startled stillness on the acceleration couch. He wasn't certain whether he had just got space-sickness or religion.” — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
God is no longer an explanation of anything, but has instead become something that would itself need an insurmountable amount of explaining. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
If somebody votes for a party that you don't agree with, you're free to argue about it as much as you like.… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
"I refuse to prove that I exist" says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing." "Oh," says man,… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Religion ... has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever. What it means is,… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I am fascinated by religion. (That's a completely different thing from believing in it!) It has had such an incalculably huge effect… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Your God person puts an apple tree in the middle of a garden and says, do what you like, guys, oh, but… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“I certainly don’t like the idea of missionaries. In fact, the whole business fills me with fear and alarm. I don’t believe… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Religion... has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever... If someone votes for a… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Now, the invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Yes, I think I use the term radical rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as atheist some people will… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
2,000 years ago one man got nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be if everyone was nice to each other… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
What a wonderfully exciting cough,' said the little man, quite startled by it, 'do you mind if I join you?' And with that he… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The technology involved in making anything invisible is so infinitely complex that nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Eight hours West sat a man alone on a beach mourning an inexplicable loss. He could only think of his loss in little packets… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“The Universe, the whole infinite Universe. The infinite suns, the infinite distances between them, and yourself an invisible dot on an invisible dot, infinitely… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
People always make this totally artificial distinction between what is commercial and what is good. They quote that maxim "Nobody ever lost money underestimating… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
"Does God know he [exists]?" "Of course he does. Otherwise, you could not have asked the question, and I could not have answered." — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“When we told our guide that we didn't want to go to all the tourist places he took us instead to the places where… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image