All Dan Barker Quotes
- Asking, ‘If there is no God, what is the purpose of life?’ is like asking, ‘If there is no master, whose slave will I be?’… Asking
- Truth does not demand belief... Belief
- Insanity is believing your hallucinations are real. Religion is believing that other peoples' hallucinations are real. Believe
- To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of… All
- People are always asking, "What's the purpose of life?" That's easy. Relieve suffering. Create beauty. Make gardens. Always Asking
- Most Christians are afraid that people will think for themselves; most atheists are afraid that they won’t. Afraid
- All you have to do is walk into any children's hospital and you know there is no God. Prayer doesn't make any difference. Those people… All
- One of the primary questions in a state-church arrangement is, 'which controls which?' . . . In Norway, for example, the liberal labor government has… Action
- There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for your… Atheism
- Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can't be taken… Accept
- Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in… Amen
- I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable… Anything Positive
- I do understand what love is, and that is one of the reasons I can never again be a Christian. Love is not self denial.… Admiration
- People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my certainty. I usually… Addresses
- The very concept of sin comes from the Bible. Christianity offers to solve a problem of its own making! Would you be thankful to a… Atheism
- You can cite a hundred references to show that the biblical God is a bloodthirsty tyrant, but if they can dig up two or three… Biblical
- If the Prodigal Son's a parable, and if Adam and Eve are metaphors, then maybe God is just figure of speech. Adam