Human society is born in the shadow of religious fear, and in that stage the suppression of heresy is a sacred social duty. Then comes the rise of a priesthood, and the independent thinker is met with punishment in this… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The worst that one can say of the Christian clergyman today is that he actually believes what he teaches. — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
We cannot start with God and deduce the universe from his existence; we must start with the world as we know it, and deduce… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
It's usually easier to rouse stupidity to action than to arouse wisdom to effort, for wisdom sees alternatives while stupidity lacks the imagination to… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense. They thrive on servility and… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
It is useless saying that we do not accept the gods of the primitive world. In form, no; in essence, yes. The fact before… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history. — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Now, if the theist could prove that out of a number of equally possible lines of development living beings show one fixed form, and… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The devil and God are components of a Siamese twin. Neither has any existence apart from the other. In denying the existence of the… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Science gives up to religion that which cannot be known, and as it does not know what it is, that cannot be known, it… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist —… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
![“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation of reward, to strive for unpopular causes. [Chapman Cohen on the death of noted freethinker and peace advocate Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner]” quote by Chapman Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43f/chapman-cohen-19666_altruism_hypatia-bradlaugh-bonner-belonged-to-tha_664654.jpg)
