I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am… — George H. Smith Amazed Copy Share Image
When the atheist is told that God is unknowable, he may interpret this claim in one of two ways. He may suppose,… — George H. Smith Admission Copy Share Image
“It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
The negative way [of describing God] is a cardboard prop of Christianity to conceal its unknowable God. When this prop collapses, theistic… — George H. Smith Agnosticism Copy Share Image
The theist must present an intelligible description of god. Until he does so, god makes no more sense than unie; both are… — George H. Smith Absurd Copy Share Image
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any religion before… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
As for Christianity's alleged concern with truth, Christian faith is to free inquiry what the Mafia is to free enterprise. Christianity may… — George H. Smith Arms Copy Share Image
If acorns start growing into theologians, or if women begin turning into pillars of salt, then we may wish to hypothesize about… — George H. Smith Acorns Copy Share Image
“Religion has had the disastrous effect of placing vitally important concepts, such as morality, happiness and love, in a supernatural realm inaccessible… — George H. Smith Character Copy Share Image
I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as a consequence,… — George H. Smith Acquiring knowledge Copy Share Image
Atheism is the absence of a belief in a god, nothing more. If the theist wishes to draw monumental implications from this… — George H. Smith Absence Copy Share Image
The leap of faith is a strategic impasse that confronts every Christian in search of converts; and, as he sees the matter,… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
One can be committed to conformity or one can be committed to truth, but not both. — George H. Smith Committed Copy Share Image
Christianity has nothing to offer a happy man living in a natural, intelligible universe. — George H. Smith Christianity Copy Share Image
Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor can it eradicate the various sources of pleasure. What it can do, however, and… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
“If a supernatural being is to be exempt from natural law, it cannot possess specific, determinate characteristics. These attributes would impose limits… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life. — George H. Smith Human life Copy Share Image
“When conformity is required, as it is in Christianity, what are the results? To begin with, the sacrifice of truth inevitably follows.… — George H. Smith Christianity Copy Share Image
The third major characteristic of God - "infinitude" - is the catchall, the universal modifier of Christian theology. God is not merely… — George H. Smith Characteristics Copy Share Image
A willingness to engage in the give and take of argument displays a commitment to cognitive egalitarianism - the proposition that all… — George H. Smith Argument Copy Share Image
It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear and disgust.… — George H. Smith Care Copy Share Image
Through inculcating the notion that sacrifice is a virtue, Christianity has succeeded in convincing many people that misery incurred through sacrifice is… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image
“Those in government are especially susceptible to the corruption of power, because government is institutionalized coercion.” — George H. Smith Corruption Copy Share Image
The significant contribution of empiricism was not the eradication of certainty, but the eradication of infallibility as a criterion of certainty. And… — George H. Smith Atheism Copy Share Image